In Hokkaido, Hakodate City Tram's snowplow car called ... The brushes spin and sweep away snow on the tracks. There has been less snow in recent years, and the car is used less often, but a ...

Observed at 18:00, Thursday 13 March BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo, GMT+9) unless otherwise stated.

Snow has also been affecting air travel. All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) canceled 85 flights on Jan. 25. They included all flights to and from Wakkanai, Hakodate and Odate-Noshiro airports in ...