Heavy snow hits Pacific side of Honshu

Heavy snow hits Pacific side of Honshu

NAGOYA, Japan - A couple walk in the snow-blanketed streets of Nagoya as heavy snowfall hits the Pacific side of Honshu on Feb. 9. Meteorologists are forecasting that 30-50 centimeters of snow could fall through Feb. 10 in heavily affected areas of the southern Tohoku region as the snow front moves from western Japan to the Pacific coast of eastern Japan.

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