Five dead, 600 injured as snow storm hits Japan

Passengers get off from a bus at JR Tokyo Station on February 8, 2014. Heavy snow struck Tokyo and other areas across Japan, grounding nearly 300 flights and suspending some train services as the weather agency issued a severe storm warning for the capital. AFP

TOKYO: The heaviest snow in decades in Tokyo and other areas of Japan has left at least five dead and 600 injured across the country by early Sunday, reports said.

As much as 27 centimetres (10.6 inches) of snow was recorded in Tokyo by late Saturday, the heaviest fall in the capital for 45 years, according to the meteorological agency.