Tokyo: A powerful cold air mass and winter pressure patterns have brought continuous snowfall to coastal and mountainous areas along the Sea of Japan, significantly increasing snow accumulation that caused widespread disruptions to people’s lives. While the peak of heavy snowfall has passed in western Japan and the Kanto-Koshin region, intermittent snow is expected to continue in northern and eastern Japan, particularly on the Sea of Japan side.

According to Namibia Press Agency, as of noon, six-hour snowfall totaled 16 cm in Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture, and 15 cm in Hinoemata Village, Fukushima Prefecture. Forecasts predict additional snowfall by the morning of Monday, with strong winds and high waves, particularly in northern and eastern Japan.

The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to warn residents about road hazards, blizzards, avalanches, power outages due to snow accumulation, and coastal hazards from high waves.