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Japan: Cold Front Brings Heavy Snow, Weather Warnings to Northern Region 3

A strong cold front moved into northern Japan, bringing heavy snow. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a weather warning for some areas, including Hokkaido and Aomori on Tuesday, November 18.

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Crown prince visits greenery festival in Miyagi Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) attends a greenery festival in Shiroishi in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Crown prince visits greenery festival in Miyagi Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a greenery festival in Shiroishi in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Crown prince visits greenery festival in Miyagi Pref.

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (L) attends a greenery festival in Shiroishi in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Oct. 4, 2025.

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows a damaged building after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Leica gives girl of quake-hit area camera

TOKYO, Japan - Airi Sato, an 18-year-old high school student from Miyagi Prefecture, holds a monochrome camera given to her by Andreas Kaufmann (R), a senior executive of Leica Camera AG, at the German camera maker's shop in Tokyo's Ginza area on March 12, 2014. The girl who was chief of the camera club at Shiroishi Technical High School in an area hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake said she will keep photographing the images of the stricken northeastern Japan areas.

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Leica gives girl of quake-hit area camera

TOKYO, Japan - Airi Sato, an 18-year-old high school student from Miyagi Prefecture, holds a monochrome camera given to her by Andreas Kaufmann (R), a senior executive of Leica Camera AG, at the German camera maker's shop in Tokyo's Ginza area on March 12, 2014. The girl who was chief of the camera club at Shiroishi Technical High School in an area hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake said she will keep photographing the images of the stricken northeastern Japan areas.

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Tokyu blames snow for train collision near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fumiaki Shiroishi (C), general manager of railway operator Tokyu Corp., and two other Tokyu officials bow during a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2014, following the commuter train collision at Motosumiyoshi station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. He said the brakes of the train that rear-ended another "were not as effective as expected due to the effects of snow."

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31 injured in bus-truck collision

SHIROISHI, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 2, 2012, shows a bus whose front is wrecked after a collision with a truck, in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture. Thirty-one people were injured after the overnight bus, heading for Sendai from the Tokyo Disney Resort theme park, hit the truck from behind at around 4:10 a.m. the same day on the Tohoku Expressway, local police said.

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Typhoon causes disasters

SHIROISHI, Japan - A car sits on its side Aug. 26 after a stretch of road along the Shiraishi River in Miyagi Prefecture gave way due to Typhoon Mawar.

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Bullet train in northeastern Japan

A bullet train runs in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Shiroishi, northeastern Japan, on April 14, 2022. East Japan Railway Co. resumed services on the entire Tohoku Shinkansen line the same day, nearly a month after a powerful earthquake hit the country's northeast and derailed a train.

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Entire Tohoku bullet train line back in service a month after quake

A bullet train runs past the site of a derailment in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Shiroishi, northeastern Japan, on April 14, 2022. East Japan Railway Co. the same day resumed services on the entire Tohoku Shinkansen line, nearly a month after a powerful earthquake hit the country's northeast and derailed one of its bullet trains.

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Entire Tohoku bullet train line back in service a month after quake

A bullet train runs past the site of a derailment in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Shiroishi, northeastern Japan, on April 14, 2022. East Japan Railway Co. the same day resumed services on the entire Tohoku Shinkansen line, nearly a month after a powerful earthquake hit the country's northeast and derailed one of its bullet trains.

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Entire Tohoku bullet train line back in service a month after quake

A bullet train runs past the site of a derailment in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Shiroishi, northeastern Japan, on April 14, 2022. East Japan Railway Co. the same day resumed services on the entire Tohoku Shinkansen line, nearly a month after a powerful earthquake hit the country's northeast and derailed one of its bullet trains.

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Train derailed by earthquake in northeastern Japan

Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train derailed by a strong earthquake is pictured at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 31, 2022, after being pulled from the derailment site in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Train derailed by earthquake in northeastern Japan

Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train derailed by a strong earthquake is pictured at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 31, 2022, after being pulled from the derailment site in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Train derailed by earthquake in northeastern Japan

Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train derailed by a strong earthquake is pictured at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 31, 2022, after being pulled from the derailment site in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture.

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members maintain damaged facilities after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 18, 2022. Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows a damaged building after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows an inclined utility pole after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows an inclined utility pole after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members maintain damaged facilities after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 18, 2022. Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members maintain damaged facilities after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 18, 2022. Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members maintain damaged facilities after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 18, 2022. Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A derailed Shinkansen bullet train is pictured after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 18, 2022. Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members maintain damaged facilities after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 18, 2022. Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Bullet train that derailed in northeastern Japan quake

Photo taken on March 18, 2022, shows a Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train that derailed in Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, when a powerful earthquake struck the region two days earlier.

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220317) -- MIYAGI, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows a damaged bridge after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on late Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220317) -- MIYAGI, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows a notice informing people about the suspension of Shinkansen after an earthquake at ticket gates of a station in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on late Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220317) -- MIYAGI, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A derailed Shinkansen bullet train is pictured after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 17, 2022. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on late Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Photo taken on March 17, 2022, shows a Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train that derailed in Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, following a powerful earthquake the previous night.

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Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a cracked part of the Tohoku Expressway in Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 17, 2022, after a powerful earthquake struck the region shortly before midnight.

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Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on March 17, 2022, shows a Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train that derailed in Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, following a powerful earthquake shortly before midnight.

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Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on March 17, 2022, shows a Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train that derailed in Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, following a powerful earthquake shortly before midnight.

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Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a cracked part of the Tohoku Expressway in Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 17, 2022, after a powerful earthquake struck the region shortly before midnight.

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Red full moon observed in Miyagi Pref.

Photo shows a total lunar eclipse and cherry blossoms seen in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, on April 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Red full moon observed in Miyagi Pref.

Photo shows a total lunar eclipse and cherry blossoms seen in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, on April 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High school student takes part in national photo contest

A student from Shiroishi Technical High School in Miyagi Prefecture takes a picture in front of a sunflower field in Higashikagura in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 5, 2015, for a four-day national high school photo contest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon causes disasters

SHIROISHI, Japan - A car sits on its side Aug. 26 after a stretch of road along the Shiraishi River in Miyagi Prefecture gave way due to Typhoon Mawar. (Kyodo)

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Quake brought about 'big family'

SENDAI, Japan - Evacuees relax in the living room of a house in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 16, 2011. The house is owned by farmer Masayuki Sasaki, 67, whose brother evacuated from the tsunami-hit city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, bringing with him some 30 relatives and neighbors who are now taking shelter together at the house where they share the three rooms on the first floor, as they decided not to use the second floor of the 36-year-old wooden house due to continuing aftershocks. (Kyodo)

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Fox as train station master

A fox named Goro is appointed as station master at JR Shiroishi Zao train station in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 31, 2019, to promote local tourism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fox as train station master

A fox named Goro is appointed as station master at JR Shiroishi Zao train station in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 31, 2019, to promote local tourism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fox as train station master

A fox named Goro is appointed as station master at JR Shiroishi Zao train station in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 31, 2019, to promote local tourism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fox as train station master

A fox named Goro is appointed as station master at JR Shiroishi Zao train station in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 31, 2019, to promote local tourism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo