THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 21, 2022 at 14:05 JST
A signboard announcing that Hokkaido Railway Co. has suspended train services for the entire day due to a heavy snowstorm is seen at JR Sapporo Station in Hokkaido on Feb. 21. (Kengo Hiyoshi)
A crippling snowstorm buried many parts of the Hokkaido and Tohoku regions on Feb. 21, paralyzing the local transportation system and causing a multiple vehicle pile-up on a major expressway. [Read More]
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