Heat Wave Hits Tokyo
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![July 17th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The main street in otherwise bustling Tokyos Ginza shopping area is less crowded as the scorching summer sun brings the mid-afternoon temperature over 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Heatstroke cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an energy saving national drive following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. More than 13,000 people were rushed to hospital by ambulance in June and the beginning of July. The rise for June alone was three-fold from last year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000K5tIKIi5YKk/t/124/I0000K5tIKIi5YKk.jpg)
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![July 17th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The main street in otherwise bustling Tokyos Ginza shopping area is less crowded as the scorching summer sun brings the mid-afternoon temperature over 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Heatstroke cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an energy saving national drive following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. More than 13,000 people were rushed to hospital by ambulance in June and the beginning of July. The rise for June alone was three-fold from last year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Zui5yoEIbzo/t/124/I0000Zui5yoEIbzo.jpg)
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![July 17th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The main street in otherwise bustling Tokyos Ginza shopping area is less crowded as the scorching summer sun brings the mid-afternoon temperature over 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Heatstroke cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an energy saving national drive following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. More than 13,000 people were rushed to hospital by ambulance in June and the beginning of July. The rise for June alone was three-fold from last year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005Xvdz1KA0Q0/t/124/I00005Xvdz1KA0Q0.jpg)
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![July 17th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The main street in otherwise bustling Tokyos Ginza shopping area is less crowded as the scorching summer sun brings the mid-afternoon temperature over 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Heatstroke cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an energy saving national drive following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. More than 13,000 people were rushed to hospital by ambulance in June and the beginning of July. The rise for June alone was three-fold from last year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JR7rGmqNsd4/t/124/I0000JR7rGmqNsd4.jpg)
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![July 17th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Toddlers play in the water fountain as the mid-day temperature shoots over 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Toyosu, Tokyos newly-developed waterfront area, on Sunday, July 17, 2011. HEATSTROKE cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an energy saving national drive following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. More than 13,000 people were rushed to hospital by ambulance in June and the beginning of July. The rise for June alone was three-fold from last year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ihVszHN1cxw/t/124/I0000ihVszHN1cxw.jpg)
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![July 16th, 2011, Sendai, Japan - A Japanese child pours water at the Tohoku Rokkon Festival, July 16, 2011, in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, about 90km away from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The six major festivals in the Tohoku region, comprising Sansa Odori in Iwate, Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori, Tanabata Matsuri in Sendai, Hanagasa Matsuri in Yamagata, Kanto Matsuri in Akita, and Waraji Matsuri in Fukushima, are performed together at Tohoku Rokkon Festival for the first time to overcome the many harmful rumors and atmosphere of excessive restraint, to recover the visiting population in order to revive the regional economy, and accomplish reconstruction after the March 11's earthquake and tsunami. (Photo by Tomoyuki Kaya/AFLO) [3694]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TLB.b59HDOc/t/124/I0000TLB.b59HDOc.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A group of Japanese women look exhausted from the head at Tokyos Ueno Park on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qbIQHf8FA7s/t/124/I0000qbIQHf8FA7s.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A Japanese woman has a paper fan tucked under the sash of her summer robe as she makes her way through Tokyos Ueno Park on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RmWjFdVG2vo/t/124/I0000RmWjFdVG2vo.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The scorching summer sun bakes gates of a Shinto shrine at Tokyos Ueno Park on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000E3Uep1COKQc/t/124/I0000E3Uep1COKQc.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The scorching summer sun bakes gates of a Shinto shrine at Tokyos Ueno Park on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vbQETLwQWwc/t/124/I0000vbQETLwQWwc.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A couple of Japanese girls take shelter under the shade of trees from the scorching summer heat in Tokyo on Saturday, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RcASmE4XN.0/t/124/I0000RcASmE4XN.0.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A Japanese youngsters cool themselves with cold slush of ice at a street stand in Tokyo on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004ztdrsxdUaY/t/124/I00004ztdrsxdUaY.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Japanese youngsters cool themselves with cold slush of ice at a street stand in Tokyo on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QfvlOB75yds/t/124/I0000QfvlOB75yds.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The sign, meaning ice for Japanese, entices holiday goers to relieve summer heat with cold slush of ice at a street stand in Tokyo on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000M9haUROjamE/t/124/I0000M9haUROjamE.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The sign, meaning ice for Japanese, entices holiday goers to relieve summer heat with cold slush of ice at a street stand in Tokyo on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 10, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dnPG_GGb39M/t/124/I0000dnPG_GGb39M.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The sign, meaning ice for Japanese, entices holiday goers to relieve summer heat with cold slush of ice at a street stand in Tokyo on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KIdmaz4faB4/t/124/I0000KIdmaz4faB4.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The sea of green lotus leaves fills the pond at Tokyos Ueno Park on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000F1zPOaVPjLI/t/124/I0000F1zPOaVPjLI.jpg)
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![July 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The sea of green lotus leaves fills the pond at Tokyos Ueno Park on sweltering Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011. The mercury hit 32 degrees Celsius as the rainy season for the Kanto region,inclding the Tokyo metropolitan area, officially ended on Saturday. The Meteorological Agency predicts temperatures in the Kanto area will be higher than average in the three-month period from July, and severe late-summer heat will persist to September. The agency called for precautions for possible heatstroke if people refrain too much from using air conditioning amid the nationwide power-saving drive. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/Aflo) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iAKx1OZIZFI/t/124/I0000iAKx1OZIZFI.jpg)
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