310 vehicles stuck third day in heavy snow
310 vehicles remain stuck in heavy snow for a third day between Fukui and Ishikawa Prefectures in central Japan.
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Record snow buries Fukui, central Japan
Record snow is disrupting life along the Sea of Japan coast, particularly in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.
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Fukui gets heaviest snow in 37 years
Fukui Prefecture gets the heaviest snowfall in 37 years.
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Injured fur seal found on Aomori beach
A fur seal with a plastic cord stuck around its neck is found on a beach in Aomori Prefecture.
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Looking inside a clear fish
Shizuoka University researcher Toshinobu Tokumoto and his team breed a transparent goldfish to observe the inner working...
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Low drops snow on southwest Japan
A low pressure system brings rare snowfall to southwest Japan.
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Fans flock to see panda cub Xiang Xiang
12,000 fans flock from the early morning to see cuddly panda cub Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.
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Snow predicted in Tokyo again Thursday
Snow is predicted to fall Thursday in cold snap-hit Tokyo.
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