GSDF unit clears snow from western Hokkaido town

GSDF unit clears snow from western Hokkaido town

SHAKOTAN, Japan - About 90 Ground Self-Defense Force troops begin removing the snow engulfing the western Hokkaido town of Shakotan, northwest of Sapporo, on Jan. 15. (Kyodo)

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