Winter cold snap hits many parts of Japan+

Winter cold snap hits many parts of Japan+

HIKONE, Japan - The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train goes slow near Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 12 after the region had the season's first snowfall overnight. Many parts of the Japanese archipelago experienced the season's coldest temperatures so far Dec. 12, with some regions having their first winter snow. Running along the railway is the Tomei Expressway linking Nagoya and Tokyo.

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