00:00As Japan sweltered through its hottest July temperatures in over a century, more than
00:05100 people died in the capital from suspected heat stroke. Tokyo's medical examiner's office
00:11reported 123 people died in July, with the majority being over the age of 60. Last month,
00:18Japan sizzled through the warmest July since records began in 1898, with the temperature
00:23reaching 2.16 degrees Celsius above average. Over 37,000 people were treated for heat stroke
00:31across the country, authorities said.
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