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Heavy snow likely on Pacific side

Heavy snow is forecast to fall mainly in coastal areas on the Pacific side Sunday, with Tokyo likely to see 3-5 centimeters of snowfall, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The agency said snow is expected as a developing low-pressure system along with... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sat, Feb 02 2008

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