(JR Tokai) announced that Tokaido Shinkansen Line trains are reducing their speeds between Nagoya and Kyoto stations due to the snow ... The second peak is expected to begin around Feb.

Cities across the nation are experiencing the season’s harshest cold snap and heavy snow, with temperatures dropping to minus 1 degree in Tokyo and minus 2.5 degrees in Nagoya on the morning of Feb.

Japan's Meteorological Agency says heavy snowfall in the country has passed its peak, but officials are warning of avalanches and accidents caused by melting snow as warm weather is forecast.

The peak of the winter weather is expected on Wednesday, with temperatures predicted to rise early next week and the wind moving from the north to the west. Any snow showers will then be ...