Heavy snow brought travel chaos to Japan's northern prefecture of Niigata. Heavy snowfall has caused disruption in the traffic movement. Wintry weather shut down train lines for several hours and left roads.

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When anti-nuclear activist Junko Isogai ran for office in Japan's northern Niigata region, it had an awkward dimension: not just stump speeches and chats with constituents, but entertaining potential backers.

Japanese women are running for parliament in record numbers, but face many obstacles

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