Japan witnesses warmest autumn on record

Japan: Japan has recorded its warmest fall since records began 126 years ago, the wind company said, delaying the country’s favorite displays of annual leaf into December.

” This year was 1.97 degrees Celsius higher than usual… making it the hottest autumn since 1898, when statistics began”, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday ( Dec 2 ) on their website.

Between September and November, the heat was 2.4 degree Fahrenheit higher than usual in Tokyo, 2.9 more in the northern area of Nagoya, and 1.2 brighter in northern Sapporo area.

The country’s fall foliage season, when visitors can expect vivid red and yellow foliage, has been delayed due to the weather.