According to the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, heavy snow continued in many places in northeastern Japan and the coastal areas of the Sea of ​​Japan on the 9th due to the cold wave. The thickness of snow in many places exceeded the average level of previous years. As of 6 a.m. local time on the 9th, the thickness of snow in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture and Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture exceeded 3 meters deep.

Due to the snowfall, railway lines such as the Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, and Tokaido Shinkansen were delayed and suspended on the 9th.

The Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that the heavy snowfall in many parts of Japan will weaken on the 10th, but still calls on the public to guard against disasters such as fallen trees and avalanches.