According to the official statistics from the Minamiuonuma City office, the total snowfall here this winter was 1279 centimeters (42 feet). (December 1, 2021 –…
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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck northeastern Japan on March 16, 2022. About one year ago, there also was a similarly strong magnitude 7.3 earthquake in…
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