Heavy snow hits Japan

Heavy snow hits Japan as cold front sets in
Japan was hit by heavy snowfall on Wednesday (February 19), as a cold front brought more winter weather to the country's centre, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Severe winter cold hits wide areas in Japan
Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern brought snow along the Sea of Japan coast of Hokkaido and Japan's main island of Honshu as well as low-lying areas in the Kinki and Tokai regions on Wednesday.
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