Huge snow 'Ultraman' sculpture appears at winter festival

A child strikes a pose for a picture in front of a huge snow sculpture featuring "Ultraman," Japanese TV superheroes, at a winter festival in Asahikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 6, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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