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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Wakkanai Plenty of clouds

Plenty of clouds -2℃/-7℃

 A bit of morning snow; rather cloudy

A bit of morning snow; rather cloudy -2℃/-6℃

 Cloudy with a little snow

Cloudy with a little snow -1℃/-7℃

 Cloudy, a bit of ice in the afternoon

Cloudy, a bit of ice in the afternoon 0℃/-4℃

 Remaining cloudy with a bit of snow

Remaining cloudy with a bit of snow 1℃/-5℃
Asahikawa Cloudy and cold with a little snow

Cloudy and cold with a little snow -5℃/-12℃

 Partly sunny

Partly sunny -2℃/-15℃

 Cloudy with some snow in the afternoon

Cloudy with some snow in the afternoon -3℃/-9℃

 Low clouds

Low clouds 0℃/-7℃

 Cloudy with flurries in the afternoon

Cloudy with flurries in the afternoon 1℃/-7℃

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Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
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The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
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A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
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