Heavy snow forced flight cancellations at an airport in Hokkaido, Japan. Footage shows the blizzard battering the New Chitose International Airport, blanketing the runway in thick ice on February 11.

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A ...

Without the images it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...

Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday, February 3, into Tuesday, February 4. The Pacific side of Hokkaido recorded the highest snowfall on record in the country, with ...

The heavy snow and traffic disruptions came just as a popular snow festival began in Sapporo in southern Hokkaido, although the city did not face major disruptions. Television footage showed ...

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