Heavy snow hits wide areas of Japan

Heavy snow hits wide areas of Japan

KITAMI, Japan - Local residents work to remove snow on a street during a snow storm on Dec. 18, 2014, in Kitami in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. Two people have died and two remain missing so far after a heavy snow storm hit northern and central parts of Japan through Dec. 18.

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