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JR HOKKAIDO

JAPAN
Jun 28, 2017
Hokkaido salmon catch seen dropping due to colder waters: research institute
A Hokkaido research institute predicts about a 4 percent drop in the catch of salmon in prefectural waters this autumn due to colder waters that make it harder for fry to survive.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2017
Canceled flight leaves former residents of Russian-held isles stranded
With the cancellation last week of the first chartered flight between Hokkaido and the Russian-held islands off Japan's northeast coast, former residents want politicians to pay less attention to the political weather in Tokyo and Moscow and put more focus on the real weather when planning the next trip....

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami