The elderly were particularly at risk. I guess Japan never reaches those tempst hot because it's surrounded by ocean. Hawaii is the same way. !06 is pretty hot, but it's nowhere near a record in my home town.

40.9 Celsius in Japan? Whew.

Yes but the global warming deniers will still say.
There are no big hurricanes like predicted. So its all a hoax.
If we don't wake up and realize that changing our way of thinking. Not only might buy us more life time. But will create jobs in the industry of cleaner and better energy use.

To do something to create a benefit even if it is not needed. Is far better then doing nothing and maybe
finding that the truth can kill us.

Problem is, people who aren't used to those temps don't know how to handle them when it occurs. Here in Texas, 106 is a typical summer's day (except for this year, where we have turned into the tropics). The heat overwhelms them because they don't know how to regulate the body's reactions.

Gotta drink plenty of fluids

Actually, many regions on the earth suffer similar climate-oriented problems. Turkey is living in a nightmare too, in the middle of a drought that began to affect many cities.