More snowfall expected in Sea of Japan areas

More snowfall expected in Sea of Japan areas

TSUNAN, Japan - A mother fixes the snow walls on both sides of a corridor so that her children can go to school in the town of Tsunan in southern Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 6. Many Sea of Japan coastal areas of western and northern Honshu have been hit by record amounts of snowfall this year.

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