In 2020, 15 people in Japan were missing or killed due to snowstorms, while the number amounted to 32 people in the previous year. Figures peaked in 2012, reaching 138 people. While major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka rarely receive snow, the northernmost main island Hokkaido and parts of the main island Honshu can receive large amounts of snow during the winter season.
Number of people reported missing or killed due to snowstorms in Japan from 2011 to 2020
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Cabinet Office Japan. (November 11, 2021). Number of people reported missing or killed due to snowstorms in Japan from 2011 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189098/japan-number-people-missing-killed-snowstorm/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of people reported missing or killed due to snowstorms in Japan from 2011 to 2020." Chart. November 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189098/japan-number-people-missing-killed-snowstorm/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2021). Number of people reported missing or killed due to snowstorms in Japan from 2011 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189098/japan-number-people-missing-killed-snowstorm/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of People Reported Missing or Killed Due to Snowstorms in Japan from 2011 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189098/japan-number-people-missing-killed-snowstorm/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of people reported missing or killed due to snowstorms in Japan from 2011 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189098/japan-number-people-missing-killed-snowstorm/ (last visited May 23, 2022)