The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.
Japan comes up with new word for days hotter than 40C after blistering summer
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Fri 18:19 - BBC Headlines
Japan comes up with new word for days hotter than 40C after blistering summer