Heavy snow fell in the Tokyo area and beyond on Friday, leading to the cancellation of some trains and flights and spurring a rare warning for the capital.
The Meteorological Agency had issued a heavy snow warning for Tokyo’s central 23 wards — the first such alert since January last year — but it was later downgraded to an advisory.
Snow fell from the morning across a wide area of the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, and neighboring regions to the west.
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