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Snow covered cherry blossoms in full bloom
Snow over the weekend covers cherry blossoms in full bloom.
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Great East Japan Earthquake, nine years on
A couple in Miyagi Prefecture is reunited with their deceased daughter nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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Firefly squid haul on Toyama Bay
Firefly squid fishing season opens in Toyama Prefecture, and fisherman haul in 365 kg on the first day.
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Diamond dust glitters in Fukushima
Diamond dust is observed in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
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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
The annual Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off in Hokkaido amid concerns over the new coronavirus.
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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
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
The capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido receives the largest amount of snowfall this winter.
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"Living fossil" frilled shark dies in captivity
A 120 cm "living fossil" frilled shark is captured off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, but dies in captivity ...
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