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An Isumi Railway train bears a logo designed in the image of the Kumagawa express train to provide encouragement for Kumagawa Railway Co. (Provided by Isumi Railway Co.) In business for more than a century, Takada Sekaikan, one of Japan's oldest movie theaters, reached out to a struggling entity trying to stay on the rails during the novel coronavirus pandemic.  One Sunday in mid-October, many people lined up in front of the theater in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, to see a special attraction. The comedy-horror film to be screened was “Densha o Tomeruna: Noroino 6.4 Kilometers” (Do not ...

Japanese weather officials say snowfall is forecast for the Pacific side of the country, as the heavy snow that hit Sea of Japan areas subsides.

Ten people died in snow-related incidents on Saturday and Sunday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Monday. The agency said the deaths occurred in Hokkaido, the Tohoku and Hokuriku areas, parts of which have experienced between 120 cms and one meter of snow since Saturday. In Obihiro, Hokkaido, a…

At least 13 people died and 249 were injured in the heavy snowfalls that blanketed large swaths along the Sea of Japan coast between Jan. 7 and Jan. 11, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Jan. 11. Three people in their 60s through 80s died in Fukui Prefecture on Jan. 9 or 10, prefectural officials said. Forty-seven people in the prefecture were injured mainly by tripping or falling from roofs during snow removal, the officials added. Five of them were hospitalized after becoming sick while trapped in their cars in the heavy snow. In Niigata Prefecture, four people died during snow-r...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 19:56 UTC Vehicles were stranded and train services affected Saturday as heavy snow continued over parts of Japan, with the weather agency warning of further traffic disruption from slippery roads due to more snowfall through the weekend. In central Japan , many cars were stuck. Around 120 vehicles were stranded on the Hokuriku Expressway in Fukui Prefecture due to an accident. About 80 cars could not move on the Noetsu Expressway in Toyama Prefecture, with a section temporarily closed, transport authorities said. Separately, about 80 vehicles were stuck temporarily on part o...