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Trains, planes delayed after heavy snow hits west Japan

Snow fell across a wide area of the Pacific coast Saturday, blanketing Nagoya, Osaka and Nara and other parts of central and western Japan. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sat, Feb 09 2008

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09 Feb 08 visit Heavy snow falls on Pacific side  »  Japan Today Snow fell in wide areas of the Pacific side of the Japanese archipelago on Saturday, blanketing Nagoya and Kyoto cities in central and western Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. As of 4 p.m., 13 centimeters of snow was observed in downtown...
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13 Feb 08 visit Heavy snow likely on Sea of Japan side  »  Japan Today The Japan Meteorological Agency warned Wednesday of heavy snow through Thursday on the Sea of Japan side of western Japan and strong wind in northern Japan. Some Shinkansen bullet train services were delayed due to snow, and eight JR night trains between...
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