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National › Season's 1st snow observed in Tohoku region

Some cities in the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan such as Morioka, Yamagata and Niigata observed the region's first snowfall of this season Tuesday as… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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05 Jul 08 visit National › M5.1 quake hits northeastern Japan  »  Japan Today A fairly strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 hit the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan on Saturday, jolting northern Ibaraki Prefecture close to…
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