Storm dumps up to 2 meters of snow

Residents of northern Japan began digging out on Friday after a winter storm dumped up to two meters of snow and forecasters warned of further falls, including subzero weather in Tokyo. A 61-year-old woman was found dead on Thursday under a pile of snow in front of her home in Yamagata prefecture on Honshu island, Japanese media reported. Television footage showed residents across northern and western Japan shoveling snow outside their houses and off rooftops on Friday.