All snow-stuck vehicles on Japan expressway cleared after 2 days

Hundreds of vehicles that had remained stranded on a long stretch of expressway north of Tokyo due to heavy snow were cleared by late Friday, according to the road's operator, as efforts continued to rescue drivers two days after the congestion first formed.Snowplows were deployed on hard-hit sections of the Kanetsu Expressway, which connects Tokyo and Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force and others shoveled snow accumulated on the road, where as many as 2,100 vehicles had been stranded.As of 7 p.m., about 260 vehicles had remained stuck in …READ FULL ARTICLE