![In this July 20, 2018, photo, people make their way in scorching heat near Tokyo station in Tokyo. Searing hot temperatures are forecast for wide swaths of Japan and South Korea in a long-running heat wave. The mercury is expected to reach 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday, July 23, 2018, in the city of Nagoya in central Japan and reach 37 in Tokyo. Deaths have been reported almost every day. (Jun Hirata/Kyodo News via AP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FLNNBCQL63ILRTLSY3GCVJ4N5A.jpg?smart=true&auth=be27b41762f2cc62a6f29279e316a157309a9805ddda2fe844dcf77bb158a4b1&width=400&height=225)
People make their way in scorching heat near Tokyo's central station. AP Photo
People make their way in scorching heat near Tokyo's central station. AP Photo
Tokyo 2020: Two years out, heat is on as fears linger over toasty Olympics
But despite fears over searing heat, and political and financial rows, Japan's athletes cannot wait to compete at home Games
Agence France Presse
24 July, 2018