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Pedestrian holding parasols stand under an intense sun at Ginza shopping street in Tokyo, on July 8, 2024.

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Video. Over 120 dead in Tokyo as city sizzles through warmest July on record

Updated: 06/08/2024 - 18:18 GMT+2

Intense summer heat in Japan's capital city for the month of July killed scores of people, many of whom were found inside their homes with an air conditioner installed but not turned on.

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