Heavy snow warning issued for Sea of Japan coast

Heavy snow warning issued for Sea of Japan coast

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A man removes snow from the roof of his house in Tokamachi town in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 17. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that heavy snow may fall in regions along the Sea of Japan coast and some other parts of the country as the season's coldest air mass covers the Japanese archipelago on Dec. 18. (Kyodo)

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