Heavy snow in northern Japan has blocked roads and caused dozens of deaths nationwide. As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with snow reaching up to 6.5 feet in some areas.

Heavy snow has piled up in parts of the region, triggering injuries and deaths and prompting officials to mobilize resources as more cold and snow loom.

Countries around the globe have struggled with the effects of record-setting snow.

Snowfall in parts of Japan has also left about 200 people injured. One city recorded 72 inches of snow, the highest in almost 40 years.

Heavy snowfall hit a wide swath of Japan along the Sea of Japan coast on Sunday, while the capital city center was also ...

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AT least 46 people have died after weeks of relentless snowfall buried towns, smashed transport links and sent deadly ice ...

Large parts of Japan especially along the Sea of Japan coast remain in the grips of a strong winter pressure pattern that is dumping heavy snow. A heavy snow alert is issued for Tottori and Fukui ...

The central government has deployed troops to help residents in Aomori, the heaviest-hit region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Heavy snowfall will continue in some parts of northern and western areas through the weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Persistent snowfall since late January has heavily impacted northern regions, burying communities and causing major transport disruption, ...

As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with snow reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in worst-hit areas. The unusually heavy snowfall is largely due to a cold air mass from the Arctic that ...