Kandachime horses prep for spring
A group of wild Kandachime horses protected as national treasures in Japan are getting ready for spring.
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Kuchino-Erabu volcano erupts
A volcano on Kuchino-Erabu Island in southwest Kagoshima erupts again.
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Historical site morphs into winter wonderland
Like moths to light, people throng to Shirakawa-go to see the traditional village's sites in illuminated winter splendor...
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Hokkaido sees winter's coldest day
A cold front sends the mercury to -29.7 C in Hokkaido, the coldest yet this season.
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'Daruma sunrise' entrances lensmen
A group of amateur photographers set their sights on an unusual rising sun.
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Monkeys walk a tightrope
Camera captures monkeys walking on an electric wire in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan.
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Japan braves cold weather
A 120-meter-tall waterfall in Ibarakai Prefecture is about to freeze completely.
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Sea of Japan coast slammed by snow
Heavy snow lashes the Sea of Japan coast in central and northern Japan.
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Final Heisei eclipse wows
The last solar eclipse of the Heisei period wows people around Japan.
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