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Two missing after Japanese fishing boat capsizes off Hokkaido coast • Feb. 16, 2025, 9:10 PM ET (The Star)
Strong winds, snow cause flight cancellations in Japan's Hokkaido • Feb. 11, 2025, 3:05 AM ET (The Star)
WATCH: Record-breaking snow hits northern Japan • Feb. 4, 2025, 1:21 AM ET (BBC)
Hong Kong tourist killed in Japan after being hit by train while taking photos • Jan. 24, 2025, 12:29 AM ET (Straits Times)

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farms on the Obihiro Plain
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Survival of Japanese cranes in Kushiro Shitsugen National Park
How sea eagles survive winter in Hokkaido, Japan
How red-crowned cranes and Steller's sea eagles survive winter
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