Unusually warm weather in northern Japan puts damper on winter events

Unseasonably warm weather in northern parts of Japan have caused iconic winter sights to melt away this week, causing ice deposits on trees to no longer appear so monster-like, and snow huts to be capped with blue sheets.While Hokkaido and the northeastern Japan regions will likely be affected by cold air at the end of this month, the Japan Meteorological Agency forecasts temperatures in early March to likely be higher than usual.Due to warm air flowing in from the south, temperatures rose across Japan over the past days, reaching levels typically seen in April or May. On Thursday, 27 obser…READ FULL ARTICLE