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  • Atmospheric Conditions Very Unstable across Japan on New Year’s Day; Meteorological Agency Warns of Lightning, Intense Gusts, Heavy Rains

    The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Sunday that cold air, with temperatures below minus 27 C, ...

    December 31, 2023

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