SNOW CONTINUES ON SEA OF JAPAN COAST; PUBLIC WARNED OF TRAFFIC DISRUPTION - TOKYO JAPAN

SNOW CONTINUES ON SEA OF JAPAN COAST; PUBLIC WARNED OF TRAFFIC DISRUPTION - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

Heavy snow continued to fall in areas along the Sea of Japan coast on Saturday, with the country's weather agency warning of transport disruptions due to more snowfall over the weekend.

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported heavy snow in the cities of Katsuyama and Ono in Fukui Prefecture, warning of slippery roads and possible avalanches as a cold air mass and strong winter pressure pattern persist through Sunday.

Northern to western regions facing the Sea of Japan, including Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, a popular tourist destination, and Niigata Prefecture, home to ski resorts, have seen heavy snowfall since earlier this week.

Highway traffic may be disrupted between Nagoya and Osaka, with multiple road sections between the central and western Japanese prefectures likely to be closed overnight as a precautionary measure, according to Central Nippon Expressway Co. and West Nippon Expressway Co.

Some areas of Japan have already seen twice as much snow as typically observed at this time of the year.

In the 24 hours until 6 p.m. on Sunday, up to 80 centimeters of snow is forecast to fall in the Hokuriku region and 70 cm in Kanto-Koshinetsu around Tokyo as well as in Tokai centering on Nagoya.

In Niigata, a 76-year-old man died after he apparently fell off the roof of his house where he was removing snow, according to local police.

He was found lying on the ground at around 11:40 a.m., about 10 minutes after telling his son, also on the roof, that he was climbing down. The man was conscious when he was taken to a hospital but later died.

In nearby Toyama Prefecture, an out-of-service streetcar derailed at around 10:10 a.m.

The operator of the Manyo Line, which links Takaoka and Imizu, said it is trying to determine whether snow that had accumulated in the area played a part.

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