North Japan Snow

Three more empty boats were found along Japan's west coast on Thursday, a day when the snow and the rain made sure the temperature never really rose above freezing. Two bodies reduced to skeletons were found near one, which was upturned on the shore near the city of Oga.

Parts of northern Japan were digging out today from nearly six feet (1.8 metres) of snow after a massive winter storm dumped record amounts.

Three more empty boats were found along Japan's west coast on Thursday, a day when the snow and the rain made sure the temperature never really rose above freezing. Two bodies reduced to skeletons were found near one, which was upturned on the shore near the city of Oga.

Parts of northern Japan were digging out today from nearly six feet (1.8 metres) of snow after a massive winter storm dumped record amounts.