Snows falls in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on November 7, 2024. According to the Sapporo Regional Meteorological Observatory, cold air similar to that in early December has been flowing into the Hokkaido region, causing intermittent snowfall since the evening of 6th to mark the first accumulated snow of this season in Sapporo.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )