Aomori Requests SDF as Record Snowfall Paralyzes Northern Japan

Historic snowfall across northern Japan is disrupting daily life, prompting Aomori Prefecture to request a disaster dispatch from the Self-Defense Forces for the first time in 14 years as relentless snow triggered the application of the Disaster Relief Act in 15 municipalities and pushed snow accumulation in Aomori City to 183 centimeters, the fourth-highest annual total on record. (News On Japan)