Japanese troops work to relieve town cut off by record snowfall

Video. Japanese troops work to relieve town cut off by record snowfall

Japan mobilised troops to dig out a town in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido after access to it was cut off from the rest of the country for three days, following a blizzard which dumped a record amount of snow in the area.

Japan mobilised troops to dig out a town in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido after access to it was cut off from the rest of the country for three days, following a blizzard which dumped a record amount of snow in the area.