Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

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Snow measured ... out over the mountains, then move downslope and dry out. Tokyo, for example, averages only about 4 inches of snow a year. The mechanism of sea-effect snow in Japan begins with ...

TOKYO — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries on Tuesday. The Hokkaido prefectural ...

That's because the moisture from these winds are wrung out over the mountains, then move downslope and dry out. Tokyo, for example, averages only about 4 inches of snow a year. Japan sea effect ...

The snow also caused closures of post offices and other distribution services, delaying deliveries within Hokkaido and to destinations across Japan. Hokkaido officials called on the residents and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of ... help from drivers whose vehicles had stalled in the snow.