Promoting snow shoveling as sport

Promoting snow shoveling as sport

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows Hiroyuki Matsushiro, who heads a nationwide association to promote snow shoveling, in Otaru, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 24, 2014. Matsushiro established the association with the aim of turning the work of shoveling snow into a seasonal sport.

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