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Monday, July 23, 2018

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TOKYO HITS 40 FOR 1ST TIME Saitama sizzles at 41.1 degrees, sets heat record for JapanJuly 23, 2018 The temperature hit a Japanese record high of 41.1 degrees in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on July 23, while the mercury also reached unprecedented levels in Tokyo.
EXTRA INCOME Survey: Record high 70.8% of households have working mothersJuly 23, 2018 For the first time on record, more than 70 percent of mothers with children under 18 have jobs, helping to lift the overall income level of households in Japan, a survey on living standards showed.

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