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| | LEAD: More snow falls on Sea of Japan coasts, avalanches reported+ |
 | | The snowfall disrupted transportation, as All Nippon Airways canceled a round flight between Tokyo's Haneda and Toyama airport and Japan Airlines' Haneda-bound flight from Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, was about one hour behind schedule, the airlines said. |
 | | Snow has piled up as high as 163 centimeters in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, topping the previous record of 152 cm, and 97 cm in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, surpassing the previous record of 95 cm, the agency said. |
 | | Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, had 61 cm of snow, surpassing the record for December for the first time in 29 years, it said. |
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