Japan to see average to warmer weather during June-Aug

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Women hold parasols as they walk under cherry trees at Aoyama Cemetery on a sunny day in Tokyo, Japan, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will see mostly average to warmer weather from June to August, the official forecaster said on Wednesday. Eastern Japan, including the most densely populated Tokyo area, will have a 40 percent chance of higher-than-average temperatures for the period, the Japan Meteorological Agency said in its monthly three-month forecast. The table below gives the temperature forecast for the coming months in terms of the percentage below average, average or above average, with Okinawa, Amami referring to those islands in southwestern Japan. North Japan Below Average Above Jun-Aug 20 40 40 Jun 20 40 40 Jul 30 40 30 Aug 30 30 40 East Japan Below Average Above Jun-Aug 20 40 40 Jun 20 40 40 Jul 30 40 30 Aug 20 40 40 West Japan Below Average Above Jun-Aug 20 30 50 Jun 20 40 40 Jul 30 40 30 Aug 20 30 50 Okinawa, Amami Below Average Above Jun-Aug 10 30 60 Jun 10 30 60 Jul 20 30 50 Aug 20 30 50 (Reporting by Fumika Inoue; Editing by Biju Dwarakanath)