Cold snap brings heavy snow to wide areas of Japan

Cold snap brings heavy snow to wide areas of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Icicles hang from a crane-shaped fountain in Hibiya Park in central Tokyo on Jan. 15. Japanese woke up to the coldest morning so far this winter as a cold air mass blew in, dumping heavy snow on the northeast and Sea of Japan coast and disrupting rail, road and air traffic.

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