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Snow-related deaths across Japan reach 51

IIYAMA, Japan - Children walk home from elementary school on a street flanked by walls of snow in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2012. Fifty-one people had died in Japan in incidents related to heavy snow as of 5 p.m. the same day, mostly while engaged in attempts to remove it, government statistics showed.

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Snow-related deaths across Japan reach 51

IIYAMA, Japan - Children walk home from elementary school on a street flanked by walls of snow in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2012. Fifty-one people had died in Japan in incidents related to heavy snow as of 5 p.m. the same day, mostly while engaged in attempts to remove it, government statistics showed.

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Snow-related deaths across Japan reach 51

IIYAMA, Japan - A worker removes snow around JR Iiyama Station in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2012. Fifty-one people had died in Japan in incidents related to heavy snow as of 5 p.m. the same day, mostly while engaged in attempts to remove it, government statistics showed.

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Fighters infielders collide

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters shortstop Yuji Iiyama (R), second baseman Kensuke Tanaka (front) and third baseman Eiichi Koyano collide as they try to catch a pop fly in the fourth inning of a game against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on April 9, 2010. The Fighters lost 0-6.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan leads to relief efforts by ground troops

IIYAMA, Japan - Members of a Ground Self-Defense Force unit help remove heavy snowfall in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 7. The GSDF Matsumoto garrison sent its disaster relief unit to the city to remove snow in the country's first such mobilization this winter.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan leads to relief efforts by ground troops

IIYAMA, Japan - Members of a Ground Self-Defense Force unit help deal with heavy snowfall in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 7. The GSDF Matsumoto garrison sent its disaster relief unit to the city to remove snow in the country's first such mobilization this winter as the meteorological agency warned snow will continue blanketing northern to western Japan.

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Sato wins TPC Iiyama Cup

NISHINASUNO, Japan - Nobuhito Sato smiles after winning the Japan Golf Tour Championship Iiyama Cup at the Horai Country Club in Tochigi Prefecture on July 7.

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Foreign skiers rescued in central Japan

Photo taken at 8:34 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2016, in Iiyama, central Japan, shows foreign skiers, believed to be Finnish, who were rescued by police after becoming unable to move on a steep slope the previous day. Police found and rescued six men near Nozawa Onsen ski resort earlier in the morning. Five of them complained of ill health and were taken to hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Guinness record set in Japan for most snowmen built in 1 hour

Participants in an event create snowmen in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2015. Some 630 people succeeded in setting a new record by creating 1,585 snowmen in one hour, without using any tools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Guinness record set in Japan for most snowmen built in 1 hour

Participants in an event create snowmen in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2015. Some 630 people succeeded in setting a new record by creating 1,585 snowmen in one hour, without using any tools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police make bullet train snow sculpture for crime, safety awareness

Children from a local daycare center pose in front of a snow sculpture of the new E7 series bullet train constructed by the Iiyama police station in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2015. The snow sculpture bears slogans reminding the public to beware of fraud and to eradicate drunken driving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Feature trains add variety to Japan's rail services

Photo taken Nov. 21, 2015 shows the interior of East Japan Railway Co.'s sightseeing train Oykot on its Iiyama Line between Nagano and Niigata prefectures. Japanese railway companies offer a range of sightseeing trains with unique features on their extensive networks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snowfall in Japan leads to relief efforts by ground troops

IIYAMA, Japan - Members of a Ground Self-Defense Force unit help remove heavy snowfall in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 7. The GSDF Matsumoto garrison sent its disaster relief unit to the city to remove snow in the country's first such mobilization this winter. (Kyodo)

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Sato wins TPC Iiyama Cup

NISHINASUNO, Japan - Nobuhito Sato smiles after winning the Japan Golf Tour Championship Iiyama Cup at the Horai Country Club in Tochigi Prefecture on July 7.

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Fighters infielders collide

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters shortstop Yuji Iiyama (R), second baseman Kensuke Tanaka (front) and third baseman Eiichi Koyano collide as they try to catch a pop fly in the fourth inning of a game against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on April 9, 2010. The Fighters lost 0-6. (Kyodo)

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Snow-related deaths across Japan reach 51

IIYAMA, Japan - Children walk home from elementary school on a street flanked by walls of snow in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2012. Fifty-one people had died in Japan in incidents related to heavy snow as of 5 p.m. the same day, mostly while engaged in attempts to remove it, government statistics showed. (Kyodo)

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Snow-related deaths across Japan reach 51

IIYAMA, Japan - Children walk home from elementary school on a street flanked by walls of snow in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2012. Fifty-one people had died in Japan in incidents related to heavy snow as of 5 p.m. the same day, mostly while engaged in attempts to remove it, government statistics showed. (Kyodo)

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Snow-related deaths across Japan reach 51

IIYAMA, Japan - A worker removes snow around JR Iiyama Station in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2012. Fifty-one people had died in Japan in incidents related to heavy snow as of 5 p.m. the same day, mostly while engaged in attempts to remove it, government statistics showed. (Kyodo)