Article: Heavy snow kills one, disrupts traffic in northern, western Japan

CHISAKI WATANABE, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-05-2006
Dateline: TOKYO
Heavy snow killed at least two people and disrupted traffic in northern and western Japan on Thursday as the Meteorological Agency warned of more snowfalls through Sunday.

A 77-year-old man died in Niigata prefecture (state) after he was found collapsing on the roof of his house and taken to a hospital, according to a police official, who declined to be named citing his branch policy. He was believed to be shoveling snow, the official said.

Tsunan Town in Niigata, about 256 kilometers (160 miles) northwest of Tokyo, is one of the most heavily snowed places in Japan, with 389 centimeters (156 inches) of snow as ...

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