Japan endured its hottest summer on record last year as climate change pushes up temperatures worldwide. - AFP
TOKYO: Japan's rainy season ended at the earliest date on record in the country's western regions, meteorologists said on Friday (June 27), as climate change makes global weather patterns less predictable.
The rainy season usually lasts from June to July, but for a large swath of the country -- from Kyoto to the southern island of Kyushu -- it ended roughly three weeks earlier than usual, the national weather agency said.
