Heavy snow along the Sea of Japan coast stranded around 1,100 cars on a highway Thursday and left more than 10,000 homes without electricity at one point, authorities said, prompting the Self-Defense Forces to be deployed for disaster relief.Many people were forced to stay overnight in their vehicles as the year's most intense cold spell has disrupted road and train services since Wednesday.The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast that heavy snow will continue to fall through Friday and warned that slippery roads could cause further traffic disruptions.About 750 vehicles on the southbound l…READ FULL ARTICLE
