Timeline for February 2018

Trucks stranded by heavy snow on National Route 8 in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, on February 6, 2018. (Photo taken from the website of the Fukui Office of Rivers and National Highways, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism; © Jiji)

Ishimure Michiko in May 1970. (© Jiji)

The winning mascots are announced in Tokyo on February 28, 2018. (© Jiji)