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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport 3

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport 2

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Japanese monkeys in hot spring

Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo Area 3

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo and surrounding cities on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo Area 2

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo and surrounding cities on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) checks the noise of an F-35B stealth fighter jet during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) visits the Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force jet during a visit to its base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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GMO Internet Group wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

GMO Internet Group ekiden road relay team anchor Masaya Tsurukawa is tossed in the air by teammates after the team won the national corporate championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2026, for the team's first victory.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka (C) poses after winning the women's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025, alongside silver medalist Yu Seung Eun (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Ally Hickman of Australia.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Kira Kimura competes en route to winning the men's big air silver at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Kira Kimura competes en route to winning the men's big air silver at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara competes en route to winning the men's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Kira Kimura competes en route to winning the men's big air silver at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara competes en route to winning the men's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara competes en route to winning the men's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara celebrates after winning the men's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara celebrates after winning the men's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara smiles after winning the men's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka poses after winning the women's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka reacts after winning the women's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka reacts after winning the women's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka reacts after winning the women's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka sheds tears after winning the women's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka poses after winning the women's big air gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka competes en route to winning the women's big air final at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka competes en route to winning the women's big air final at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka competes en route to winning the women's big air final at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Steamboat Springs

Japan's Miyabi Onitsuka competes en route to winning the women's big air final at a snowboarding World Cup event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025.

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Australian defense minister in Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles (C) inspect a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile defense system at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. (Pool photo)

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. (Pool photo)

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

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FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup - Beijing

Bronze medalist Suzuki Momo of Japan reacts during the awarding ceremony after the women's big air final at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Beijing, China, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup - Beijing

Suzuki Momo of Japan competes during the women's big air final at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Beijing, China, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup - Beijing

Gold medalist Mia Brookes (C) of Britain, silver medalist Hanna Karrer (L) of Austria and bronze medalist Suzuki Momo of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony after the women's big air final at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Beijing, China, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup - Beijing

Onitsuka Miyabi of Japan falls down during the women's big air final at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Beijing, China, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup - Beijing

Onitsuka Miyabi of Japan competes during the women's big air final at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Beijing, China, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM