Supplied photo taken from a live camera shows vehicles stuck on a national highway in Awara, Fukui Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Kinki Regional Development Bureau)(Kyodo) 

TOKYO - More than 1,200 vehicles were temporarily stranded in central Japan on Sunday as heavy snowfall continued across wide areas of the country, forcing some prefectures to request the Ground Self-Defense Force's help in rescue operations.