Tokyo experiences coldest day in 48 years with a bone-chilling low of minus 4 degrees Celsius
It is the first time since January 1970 that central Tokyo has logged such a low air temperature
Temperatures in central Tokyo dropped as low as minus 4 degrees Celsius (25 Fahrenheit) on Thursday morning, the lowest in the capital for 48 years.
A low atmospheric pressure system chilled wide areas of the archipelago, and municipalities nationwide recorded their lowest temperatures this winter except those in the southernmost islands of Okinawa and Amami.
It is the first time since January 1970 that central Tokyo has logged such a low air temperature. Fuchu in the outskirts of Tokyo reported a record low temperature of minus 8.4 degrees.
On Monday, 21 centimetres of snow fell on Tokyo, the heaviest fall since February 2014, disrupting train and flight services and road transport.
Accumulated snow and frozen streets have since caused accidents in the capital, leading the Tokyo Fire Department to dispatch rescuers 2,826 times on Wednesday alone, the highest figure since it launched its emergency service in 1936, it said.