Tokyo-Sana
At least one person was killed and dozens of others affected by heavy snowfall in separate parts of Japan.
Japanese media sources reported that a person died and a woman and a man were injured in their car, while the Western Japan Railway Company suspended some services between Tokyo and Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture due to the accumulation of snow on the Hokuriku Shinkansen express train line.
In addition, more than 1000 cars were stranded in the middle of the archipelago, with heavy snowfall continuing in large areas, forcing some provinces to request the assistance of the Ground Self-Defense Forces in rescue operations.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of traffic disturbances due to snowfall and snow accumulation on the roads, expecting heavy snowfall from the northern to western regions on the sea side of Japan until tomorrow morning.
