Japan Climate | A winter pressure pattern and cold air mass brought snow in wide areas of Japan Wednesday morning, including its capital. The Japan Meteorological Agency, also known as JMA is advising local residents to stay on alert for possible disruptions to public transportation. The JMA has also said that snow is expected to reach up to 3 centimetres in Tokyo until Thursday morning. In another development, A gust of wind sweeps over bare soil, kicking up enough dirt and dust to cut visibility to nearly zero, and for drivers, the dust storm seems to come out of nowhere. Such conditions resulted in a pileup on Interstate 70 last week in western Kansas involving dozens of cars and trucks that left eight people dead. Watch The World Report for the latest updates.