“In Japan [and in New England], there’s a running gag that every conversation starts with a comment about the weather, especially in the dead summer… “Atsui desu ne,” which roughly translates to “It’s hot, right?” Atsui is one of the first adjectives you learn when studying Japanese but there are other words that you can use to describe the unbearable heat of summer in Japan. About a dozen, to be exact…” Read More at Tokyo Weekender