Heat wave continues in the Japanese archipelago
20,000 people transported to emergency rooms due to heat stroke
August 3, 2010, Tokorozawa, Japan - Sunflowers shine brightly in the sweltering summer sun in Tokorozawa, a Tokyo's western bedroom suburb, on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. A total of 21,032 people were taken to hospitals throughout Japan due to heat stroke from May 31 to Aug. 1, and 98 of them died shortly after arrival, a government agency said Tuesday. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-