Overview
- The Sapporo Regional Meteorological Office cautions that a rapidly deepening low will bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, drifting, strong winds and high waves across Hokkaido from Dec. 14 into Dec. 15.
- JR Hokkaido has announced 58 train cancellations, including eight limited‑express services, along with partial suspensions in anticipation of weather‑related disruptions.
- A two‑story house fire in Miyazaki City’s Shimizu district led to an adult man and woman, believed to be the residents, being transported unconscious, according to the city fire department.
- A woman found collapsed on a street in Fukuoka’s Higashi Ward was confirmed dead, local media reported, with authorities releasing limited details.
- A Liberal Democratic Party branch led by Prime Minister’s aide Midori Matsushima failed to list three donations totaling ¥300,000 from the 2024 lower house election period, and former Maebashi mayor Akira Ogawa joined a supporters’ meeting ahead of a rerun mayoral contest.