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Tokyo pummeled by second major snow storm in a week: worst in 45 years
February 14, 2014 – JAPAN – Heavy
snow fell on Tokyo for the second this time week, forcing some
companies to cancel work and send their employees home. Nissan Motor
Co.’s Yokohama office asked its employees to head home early because
snow has already impeded plane and railway services. The Japan
Meterological Agency said to prepare for as much as 10 centimeters, or 4
inches, of snowfall within the next 24 hours in Tokyo. Just last
weekend, a record 24 centimeters of snow fell on the Japanese capital.
Broadcasting company NHK reported that the amount of snow over the
weekend was worst snowfall to hit the city in 45 years. Train and plane
services were paralyzed because of the snow, leaving many commuters
stranded. While ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., had to cancel
138 domestic and international flights, while six lines from the East
Japan Railway Co. were stopped from running. On the other hand, bullet
trains such as those from Central Japan Railway Co. were only delayed
for up to 50 minutes, as wells as lines from West Japan Railway Co.
Due to the cancellation of 63 domestic
flights by ANA, around 9,500 passengers were rendered helpless by the
storm, according to Ryosei Nomura of ANA. The heavy snowfall also forced
the closure of a runway at Nagoya airport because of the thick ice on
the ground. Chris Keefe from Nissan Motor Co. asked employees to leave
by 12:30 p.m on Friday because of the dangers heavy snowfall pose, such
as slipping off the icy ground, lack of transportation, and roads closed
to traffic because it’s rendered impassable. –Japan Daily Press
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