ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido -- The 61st Asahikawa Winter Festival began Feb. 6 right on schedule despite snow shortage fears, but saw fewer foreign visitors on-hand for the opening than usual amid the new ...

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There are now signs the cluster crisis is "peaking out," said Yasutaka Kakinoki, a hematologist at Asahikawa City Hospital. That's a relief, he said by phone, as staff have been pushed to the ...