A man cools off in a public water playground at a park in eastern Tokyo on July 16, 2023, as temperatures in the mid-30s Centigrade (mid to upper 90s F) baked the nation's capital. Japan issued heatstroke alerts on July 16 to tens of millions of people as near-record high temperatures scorched swathes of the country, while torrential rain pummelled other regions. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)
