SAPPORO, Japan -- The annual snow festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido's largest city, is expected to be canceled for the first time in its history, due to surging coronavirus transmissions.
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Sapporo Snow Festival to be canceled due to COVID-19
Annual event draws more than 2m a year and has been held uninterrupted since 1950
As coronavirus cases increase, municipal officials are finding it difficult to rationalize holding an event that annually attracts upward of 2 million visitors.
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