Tokyo residents turn to shaved ice during heatwave

STORY: Long lines formed outside Saika, a Japanese shaved ice restaurant in Tokyo's traditional Asakusa area, as customers waited patiently to eat its signature dessert to stay cool. An unusually high number of customers have visited the 10-year-old restaurant this month, owner Taichi Someya told Reuters.

Japan braced for its hottest day yet of a record-breaking June heatwave and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for a ramp-up of nuclear power use.