Skip to content
The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper

The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper

Title

Name

Primary Menu
  • Home
  • Mindanao
  • Visayas
  • National
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • International
  • SciTech
  • Health & Wellness
  • Sports
  • About Us
    • Regional Advertising Rates
    • Contact Us
    • Profile
  • Home
  • International
  • Snowfall disrupts traffic in Tokyo – The Japan News
  • Featured
  • International

Snowfall disrupts traffic in Tokyo – The Japan News

Editor January 19, 2016

Snowfall disrupted road and rail traffic in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Monday, affecting morning commuters.

In the metropolitan area, delays affected train services on the Japan Railways Group Tokaido, Keihin Tohoku and other lines, while some limited express train runs were suspended on the JR Chuo and other lines.

Elsewhere in the country, Shinkansen bullet trains on the JR Yamagata, Akita, Hokuriku, Joetsu and Tokaido lines were delayed.

There were delays and cancellations of flights operated by Japan Airlines and ANA Holdings Inc.’s All Nippon Airways using Tokyo International Airport at Haneda and other airports.

In addition, parts of expressways were closed, including sections of the Chuo Expressway in the prefectures of Yamanashi and Nagano.

In Tokyo, at least 41 people were taken to hospitals in the morning due to snow-related injuries, including one broken arm.

The low-pressure system is predicted to reach seas off the Sanriku coast of the Tohoku region Monday evening and Pacific coastal areas of Hokkaido on Tuesday.

The Japan Meteorological Agency called for people to remain alert for heavy snow, blizzards, strong winds and high waves.

Snowfall in the 24 hours through 11 a.m. Monday reached 40 centimeters in Kawaguchiko in Yamanashi and 39 centimeters in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.

The central Tokyo area had a maximum snowfall of six centimeters as of 6 a.m.

A maximum instantaneous wind speed of 29.6 meters per second was recorded in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture shortly after 10:30 a.m.

Maximum instantaneous wind speeds of 30-40 meters per second and maximum wave heights of six to eight meters are expected through Tuesday.(Jiji Press)

Link: http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002690656

fb-share-icon
Tweet 20

Continue Reading

Previous: Google X has a new logo and name – CNN News
Next: Najib Chairs National Security Council Meeting – Bernama

Related News

Dmitry-Medvedev
  • International

Russian official claims nations ready to supply Iran with nuclear weapons

Editor June 23, 2025
Iran-Nuclear-Sites-target
  • International

Nuclear watchdog condemns US attack on Iranian nuclear sites as ‘illegal’

Editor June 23, 2025
Hacker by Tima
  • International

South Korea’s largest telecom operator suffers mass exodus of customers over data leak

Editor June 2, 2025

Trending News

Visa Stays Ahead of the Curve in AI-Driven Commerce in the Philippines Jeffrey-Navarro,-Country-Manager,-Visa-Philippines 1
  • Business

Visa Stays Ahead of the Curve in AI-Driven Commerce in the Philippines

July 1, 2025
Singapore Airlines Group continues progress on Decarbonisation Journey with Neste and World Energy Agreements Singapore-Airline 2
  • Business

Singapore Airlines Group continues progress on Decarbonisation Journey with Neste and World Energy Agreements

July 1, 2025
Pag-IBIG Fund Earns 13th Straight Unmodified Opinion from COA Official-Artwork-for-PR2025-14 3
  • National

Pag-IBIG Fund Earns 13th Straight Unmodified Opinion from COA

July 1, 2025
Michael Harris Conlin Wins 2025 Philippine Barista Championship, Paving the Way for Philippine Coffee on the World Stage Michael-Harris-Conlin 4
  • Sports

Michael Harris Conlin Wins 2025 Philippine Barista Championship, Paving the Way for Philippine Coffee on the World Stage

June 30, 2025
Millions At Risk: Why Chronic Disease is a Crisis We Can’t Ignore CKD1 5
  • Health

Millions At Risk: Why Chronic Disease is a Crisis We Can’t Ignore

June 27, 2025
  • Facebook
  • X
  • YouTube
  • Blog
Copyright © 2025. The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper. All Rights Reserved. | MoreNews by AF themes.