Snowfall in parts of Japan has also left about 200 people injured. One city recorded 72 inches of snow, the highest in almost 40 years.

Countries around the globe have struggled with the effects of record-setting snow.

Heavy snowfall hit a wide swath of Japan along the Sea of Japan coast on Sunday, while the capital city center was also lightly blank

AT least 46 people have died after weeks of relentless snowfall buried towns, smashed transport links and sent deadly ice mounds crashing from rooftops across Japan. Fresh figures show the death

Large parts of Japan especially along the Sea of Japan coast remain in the grips of a strong winter pressure pattern that is dumping heavy snow. A heavy snow alert is issued for Tottori and Fukui prefectures.

The central government has deployed troops to help residents in Aomori, the heaviest-hit region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Soldiers and swarms of snow plows battled in Japan on Tuesday to clear record-breaking snowfalls that have buried some northern and western cities, as the death toll rose to 30 from winter storms.

Persistent snowfall since late January has heavily impacted northern regions, burying communities and causing major transport disruption,

Heavy snowfall will continue in some parts of northern and western areas through the weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO(AP) — Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is being blamed for dozens of deaths nationwide. As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with snow reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in worst-hit ...

In Yukiguni, there's so much snow it's used as an ingredient.