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    Tokyo got its first snowfall of the winter Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. The storm coincided with Coming-of-Age Day, when Japanese youths who have turned 20 celebrate reaching Japan's traditional age of adulthood. Here, they walk in the snow following a ceremony at an amusement park in Tokyo.

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    Women attend a Coming-of-Age ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 14.

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    Japanese youths taking part in a Coming-of-Age ceremony in Tokyo Jan. 14

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    Japanese youths taking part in a Coming-of-Age ceremony in Tokyo Jan. 14 check their mobile phones while snow-covered umbrellas rest on the ground.

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    People walk on a snow-covered street in Tokyo on Jan. 14.

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    Pedestrians use their umbrellas to shelter from the falling snow as they cross the street in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on January 14, 2013. A storm system grasped central Japan, causing heavy snowfall around the Japanese capital.

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    Vehicles come to a standstill on a snow- and ice-covered road in Tokyo on Jan. 14.

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    Vehicles make their way through the snow-covered streets of Tokyo on Jan. 14.

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    Workers remove snow at Sensoji temple in the Asakusa area of Tokyo on Jan. 14.

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    A pedestrian looks at the falling snow while crossing the road in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on Jan. 14.