THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 27, 2021 at 15:18 JST
A road leading to the Horinouchi Interchange on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, is closed off on Dec. 26 due to the snow. (Yosuke Fukudome)
Heavy snowfall that set single-day records in the Kansai region and disrupted traffic and travel nationwide is expected to continue until Dec. 28. [Read More]
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