Swathes of western Japan and areas along the Sea of Japan continued to see snowfall Monday due to a strong winter pressure pattern, and the Meteorological Agency warned against avalanches and further traffic disruptions.
About 110 passengers stayed overnight on a Sanyo Shinkansen Line train at Okayama Station after it arrived around 2 a.m. Monday.
The bullet train, bound for Shin-Osaka Station, had been stalled en route for about two hours due to a breakdown of railway equipment, apparently caused by the snow.