Heavy snow hits Japan

Heavy snow hits Japan as cold front sets in
Japan was hit by heavy snowfall on Wednesday (February 19), as a cold front brought more winter weather to the country's centre, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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Snow has caused chaos for people in Yuzawa in Japan's Niigata prefecture, which has been blanketed by heavy snow as a cold front set in. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy snow advisory on Wednesday morning forecasting up to 70cm (2ft) of snowfall within 24 hours in areas along the Sea of Japan coast.
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Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern brought snow along the Sea of Japan coast of Hokkaido and Japan's main island of Honshu as well as low-lying areas in the Kinki and Tokai regions on Wednesday.
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Heavy snow hit Japan as a cold front brought more wintry weather to the country's central regions. In Niigata prefecture, parts of which have already seen over 10 ft of snow this winter, roads and buildings were blanketed by heavy snow.
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