Heavy snow blankets South Korea on Lunar New Year holiday
Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) Heavy snow blanketed South Korea on Tuesday, with about 120 centimetres of snow piling up in the mountain areas of the southern resort island of Jeju. Other areas across the country were also pounded by snow, with more than 10 cm of snow falling in cities such as Chungju, Wonju and […]
Heavy snow hits areas along Sea of Japan
Tokyo, Jan 10 (IANS) Heavy snow hit Sea of Japan coastal areas in northern, central and western Japan on Friday, disrupting bullet train operations and forcing the closure of some sections of expressways and national roads. In the morning, snow forced the temporary suspension of Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train services between Fukushima Station in the […]
Japan’s weather agency warns of heavy snow on Sea of Japan side
Tokyo, Jan 8 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency said Wednesday heavy snow is forecast from northern to western Japan, especially areas along the Sea of Japan coast, until Friday, with some regions expected to see extremely strong winds with snow. In the 24 hours through Thursday morning, Niigata Prefecture, the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions and Gifu […]
