In Japan's ski resort area of Myoko, trepidation as more foreign money pours in
Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, ...
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Snowstorm in Japan: Some regions received up to two meters of snow
Heavy snowstorms continue in areas along the Sea of Japan. Although their intensity ... reached 1.99 meters. In Uonuma city (Niigata Prefecture), 1.94 meters of snow fell, while in the famous ...
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Over 120 teams throw down in epic snowball tournament
UONUMA, Japan >> More than 120 teams battled it out in a snowball fight tournament in a mountainous Japanese city on Feb. 9, ...
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Severe winter cold hits wide areas in Japan
Japan's Meteorological ... 3.54 meters in Tsunan Town in Niigata Prefecture. Snow also piled up more than usual in low-lying areas, with 29 centimeters in Toyama City and 12 centimeters in Hikone ...
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Frosty face-off: over 120 teams throw down in epic Japanese snowball tournament
The 35th annual Koide International Snowball Fight in Uonuma in Niigata ... every winter. More than nine feet of snow had accumulated in the city by Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological ...