Members of the local idol group Ringomusume and this year's main featured scarecrows modeled after them are seen in the city of Aomori on Aug.... This year's main featured scarecrows--standing about 5 meters tall including a 2-meter-high base--are modeled after the local idol group Ringomusume.... The four scarecrows replicate the group members, clad in Jomon-style costumes, in a music video promoting a group of Jomon period prehistoric sites in Hokkaido and the northern Tohoku region--a World

A man is seen clearing snow in the city of Aomori on Dec.... 1, 2022, sparking fears of heavy snowfalls primarily on the Sea of Japan side of the country.... The Japan Meteorological Agency explained that" in the event snow clouds form in greater than expected quantities, there could be severe snowfall in( west Japan's) Kinki region from Dec....