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Japan: Record Snowfall Batters Hokkaido 4

Heavy snowfall has been battering Hokkaido. In Iwamizawa City, snow that began falling on December 11 had reached a record high of 176 centimeters as of December 18. This video shows a blizzard hitting Kamikawa, the middle of the island of Hokkaido, on Friday, December 20.

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Japan: Record Snowfall Batters Hokkaido 3

Heavy snowfall has been battering Hokkaido. In Iwamizawa City, snow that began falling on December 11 had reached a record high of 176 centimeters as of December 18.

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Japan: Record Snowfall Batters Hokkaido 2

Heavy snowfall has been battering Hokkaido. In Iwamizawa City, snow that began falling on December 11 had reached a record high of 176 centimeters as of December 18. This video shows a blizzard hitting a neighborhood in Sapporo on Friday, December 20.

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Japan: Record Snowfall Batters Hokkaido

Heavy snowfall has been battering Hokkaido. In Iwamizawa City, the snow accumulation from December 11, when the snow began, to 8:00 p.m. on December 18 reached a record-breaking 176 cm.

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Flooding in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - People walk on a flooded road in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, on Sept. 12, 2012, after thunderstorms brought torrential rain to the city.

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Fukushima cruises to 10-shot win at Chateraise Queen's Cup

IWAMIZAWA, Japan - Akiko Fukushima holds up her trophy after winning the Chateraise Queen's Cup golf tournament at Chateraise Country Club Sapporo in the town of Kuriyama, Hokkaido, on July 11.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

People listen to a politician making a stump speech in the rain in Iwamizawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 28, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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COVID-19 vaccination in Japan

Photo shows a COVID-19 vaccine shot being given at a hospital in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2021.

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COVID-19 vaccination in Japan

Photo shows vials of Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2021.

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COVID-19 vaccination in Japan

Photo shows vials of Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2021.

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Snow-clearing work at JR station in northern Japan

A snowplow clears snow at JR Iwamizawa Station on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido in the small hours of Feb. 16, 2021.

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Snow-clearing work at JR station in northern Japan

Workers remove snow at JR Iwamizawa Station on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido in the small hours of Feb. 16, 2021.

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Snow-clearing work at JR station in northern Japan

Workers remove snow at JR Iwamizawa Station on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido in the small hours of Feb. 16, 2021.

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Teenage wheelchair rugby player hoping for gold at Tokyo Paralympics

Photo taken March 19, 2016 in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, shows Takumi Wachi (C), a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who is hoping to be a national team member for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, flanked by his father Katsuhiro and his sister Namiki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Oct. 22 lower house election

Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the Komeito party, makes a speech in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 10, 2017, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Oct. 22 lower house election

Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the Komeito party, makes a speech in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 10, 2017, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo