Record snowfall covers Japan -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net :

© Kiyoshi Kimura
Streetcars stop their operation due to heavy snowfall in Toyama on Jan. 8.
A record amount of snowfall blanketed central Japan's Hokuriku region by the morning of Jan. 8, forcing residents to cope with slippery and treacherous snow-packed roads and sidewalks.
In Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, the snow accumulation during the 12-hour period through the early morning totalled 59 centimeters, a record high.
In Toyama, it reached 48 cm, the highest ever for the capital of the prefecture.
As of 9 a.m., the snow cover in Himi was six times more than usual. In the town of Asahi, it was 5.5 times more than in an average year.

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