Record snow this winter

Record snow this winter

AOMORI, Japan - Photo shows snow removal work in Sukayu, a hot spring resort area in Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2013. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a new snow accumulation record for existing observation points in Japan was set the same day, with Sukayu registering 515 centimeters as of 1 p.m.

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