An unusually cold weather front and extreme low pressure systems set snow falling and strong winds blowing across Japan.
TOKYO, Japan – Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, January 25, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations and disrupting train travel, leaving at least one person dead.Snow was particularly heavy on the side of the nation facing the Sea of Japan, with the city of Maniwa in western Japan hit with a record 93 cm in the 24 hours to 8 am on Wednesday.
Domestic airlines including ANA and Japan Airlines canceled more than 300 flights, while bullet train services were suspended or delayed in northern Japan, media reported.
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