Frozen pants stand on their own

Frozen pants stand on their own

Hokkaido has 79 cm of snow on the ground and minus 30 degrees, cold enough to freeze clothing into stand-alone sculpture...

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Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off amid coronavirus concerns

Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off amid coronavirus concerns

The annual Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off in Hokkaido amid concerns over the new coronavirus.

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Snow falls west of Tokyo

Snow falls west of Tokyo

Some parts of Japan's Kanto and Koshin regions, west of Tokyo, are hit with over 30cm of snow.

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Chibanian geologic age

Chibanian geologic age

A geologic age has been named Chibanian, derived from a geological stratum discovered in Chiba Prefecture.

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Hokkaido receives most snow this winter

Hokkaido receives most snow this winter

The capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido receives the largest amount of snowfall this winter.

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Minus 25 degrees in Hokkaido

Minus 25 degrees in Hokkaido

Inland areas of Hokkaido including Etanbetsu and Horokanai record temperatures near minus 25 degrees, the coldest this y...

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1,800 pigs to be culled in Okinawa after swine fever outbreak

1,800 pigs to be culled in Okinawa after swine fever outbreak

Some 1,800 pigs at a farm in Okinawa Prefecture will be culled after hog cholera infection is confirmed there for the fi...

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