Heat wave in Japan

epa02870666 Visitors hold umbrellas to protect them from sun heat in Tokyo, Japan, 18 August 2011. The heat wave is still at the Kanto area around Tokyo with temperatures reaching 37.9C in the capital. According to official figures, during the week lasting 08 to 14 August, more than 7,000 people were hospitalized due to heat stroke around the country, twice the figure compared to the week before. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON