Japans Sapporo Snow Festival had to import its snow this year Tokyo (CNN) From towering Star Wars sculptures and a 100-meter-long snow slide to food and parties the annual Sapporo Snow Festival has long been a major tourism magnet for Japans northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. But this year even after the week-long festivities opened on January 31 amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak the climate crisis threatened the future of a festival that attracts upwards of 2 million international v
