TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is being blamed for dozens of deaths nationwide. As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, ...

Thirty people died and hundreds were injured after weeks of heavy snowfall battered coastal Japan, with officials warning the toll could increase as more precipitation was forecast in the coming days.

Tourists heading to Japan have been warned of 'widespread disruption' to travel plans after a prolonged period of heavy snowfall caused at least 46 deaths and over 550 injuries across the nation.

A recent government study attributed the record-breaking snowfall in northern Japan in late January and the reduced snowfall due to higher temperatures in western Japan to global warming.