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SNOWFALL

JAPAN
Jan 1, 2015
Heavy snow blankets wide area of Japan
Heavy snow fell on Thursday across a wide area of Japan's main island of Honshu, as a low pressure system triggered snow and cold temperatures particularly along the Sea of Japan coast.
EDITORIALS
Feb 23, 2014
Preparing for heavy snowfalls
Recent heavy snowfalls from the Kanto-Koshin region to Hokkaido show the vulnerability of areas in Japan that up to now have experienced little damage from snowstorms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2014
Snow-clogged roads trigger food shortages, send vegetable prices surging
The heavy snowfall that hit the Kanto and other regions the last two weekends sends vegetable prices skyrocketing and causes shortages of some food types.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2014
Toyota restarts work at four plants
Operations resumed Tuesday at four Toyota Motor Corp. plants in central Japan that were shut the previous day when parts deliveries were disrupted due to heavy snowfall last weekend. Meanwhile, other automakers' plants remain idled.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2014
Japan snowed in . . . as witnessed on social media
Citizens on the ground bear witness to an unusually large volume of snow that weighted down roofs and clogged major arteries of transportation.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2014
Train crash blamed on faulty brakes
A commuter train that rammed a stationary train early Saturday in Kawasaki failed to slow even after the emergency brakes were applied, an investigation has shown.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2014
Suzuki stops operations due to snow
Suzuki Motor Corp. has suspended operations at three plants in Shizuoka Prefecture as auto parts have not been delivered to them due to heavy snowfall over the weekend, Suzuki officials said Monday.

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