Japan weather agency warns of more heavy snow after vehicles stranded

Japan's weather agency on Thursday urged residents from the country's north-to-west regions facing the Sea of Japan to be vigilant of further heavy snow after many vehicles were left stranded.The warning from the Japan Meteorological Agency comes just a day after nearly 800 vehicles became stuck on the Meishin Expressway in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, leaving at least two boys, aged 1 and 5, and a man in his 50s feeling unwell, according to a local fire department.Two trailers became stuck in the snow, blocking vehicles in a 6.6-kilometer section of a lane at one point, while vehicles w…READ FULL ARTICLE