Heavy snowfall hits southwestern Japan

Heavy snowfall hits southwestern Japan

TOKONAME, Japan - Passengers are seen exhausted at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on Dec. 22 as its runway was closed for long hours due to snowfall.

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