December is the beginning of winter in Japan, but there are 663 monitoring points nationwide recorded temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius, of which 300 have the lowest temperature since the beginning of the season. This is the forecast for a harsh winter to come in Japan.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, due to the effects of intense cold air, the amount of snow falling locally from Hokkaido island to the coast of Japan increased during the past 48 hours. In Fujiwara, Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture, heavy snowfall was recorded 202 cms at 7:00 a.m. on December 17. This is the first time in 15 years that the snow has fallen more than 2 ms in December and the second since the statistics began in 1989.
In addition, many other localities in Japan such as Niigata and Aomori have snowfall over 150 cms, four times the amount of snow falling at this time of previous years.
So far, in areas with heavy snowfall, Japan has recorded dozens of accidents, many cars as well as isolated households, the country’s authorities advise people to point out. outside when there is work needed to ensure safety in the coming days.
“Winter Day” in the capital Tokyo, Japan comes almost two months earlier than last year when the city first recorded temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius on the morning of December 17. Even when it is sunny, the highest temperature of the day will not exceed 10 degrees Celsius. It is forecasted that the temperature in the capital of Japan will continue to decrease from now until the end of the week.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that the weather in this country will continue to develop complicatedly in the winter of this year, greatly affecting the living and the work of many people.