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Video footage taken on Jan. 23 shows members of the Ground Self-Defense Force 5th Infantry Regiment, based in Aomori, marching through the deep snow of the Mount Hakkoda area in Aomori during a winter bivouac drill. About 600 members took part in the two-day exercise, covering about 18 kilometers on skis while weighed with about 20 kilograms of equipment and pulling on sleds. It was the 50th time for the drill to be held since 1965 to mark a 1902 incident when 199 troops lost in a blizzard froze to death in the area. The video footage was taken by Akari Nakagawa of The Asahi Shimbun.