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  Heavy Snow Leaves Thousands Without Power in Ishikawa Prefecture

  KANAZAWA — About 2,100 households were without power in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, as of 9:40 a.m....

  December 23, 2023

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  Heavy Snow on the Sea of Japan Side Likely to Intensify on Saturday; Iwamizawa Sees Record-High Snow

  This season’s strongest cold front brought heavy snowfall mainly on the Sea of Japan side of the cou...

  December 22, 2023

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  Heavy Snow Warning Issued in Japan’s Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui Prefs on Friday; Snow Accumulates in Hokuriku Region

  Kanazawa District Meteorological Observatory issued a weather warnnig for heavy snow Friday morning ...

  December 22, 2023

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  Heavy Snow Expected over Wide Area of Japan through Saturday

  Warning-level snowfall is expected across a wide area of Japan, mainly on the Sea of Japan side, thr...

  December 21, 2023

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  Season’s First Snowfalls Observed in Hiroshima, Other Western Japan Cities

  This season’s first snowfalls were observed Sunday in Hiroshima and many other parts of western Japa...

  December 17, 2023

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  Blizzards, Strong Winds, Expected in Northern and Eastern Japan; Sea of Japan Areas Expected to See Heavy Snowfall

  Very strong winds and heavy snow are expected to hit areas to the north and east of Japan from Sunda...

  December 17, 2023

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  First Snowfall of Season Observed in Sapporo, Other Parts of Hokkaido

  The first snowfall of the season was observed in Sapporo on Saturday, Japan Meteorological Agency’s ...

  November 11, 2023

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  Hokkaido Hit by Cold Weather, Snowfall; Sapporo Sees Lowest Autumn Temperature

  SAPPORO — A cold weather front passing over Hokkaido brought low temperatures, with snowfall falling...

  October 17, 2023

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  First Snowcap on Mt. Fuji Observed 5 Days Later than Last Year

  KOFU — Mt. Fuji was seen snowcapped for the first time this season on Thursday morning, five days la...

  October 5, 2023

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  Snowplow Railcar Fascinates Train Fans in Hokkaido

  A snowplow clears snow from the rails on the JR Soya Line in Hokkaido on Monday. The snowplow train ...

  February 27, 2023

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  Up to 10 Centimeters of Snow Forecast to Drop on Tokyo’s 23 Wards

  Snow was expected to fall across the Kanto-Koshin region through Saturday. The wintry precipitation ...

  February 10, 2023

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  Heavy Snow Expected in Tokyo and Wider Region on Friday

  The Meteorological Agency has said heavy snow is expected in the Kanto-Koshin region on Friday, part...

  February 9, 2023

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  Sapporo Snow Festival Kicks Off in Hokkaido

  The Sapporo Snow Festival welcomed visitors for the first time in three years on Saturday. The 202...

  February 4, 2023

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  Heavy Snow Stops 16 Trains on Their Tracks

  Passengers on 16 trains on the JR Tokaido and Sanyo lines were stranded between stations due to heav...

  January 25, 2023

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  Sapporo Snow Festival to have tourists at venues next year

  SAPPORO —　The Sapporo Snow Festival, Hokkaido’s major winter event, will be held in-person in Februa...

  September 16, 2022

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