Heavy snowfall across large parts of Japan has killed 17 people over the last 10 days, with thousands of homes suffering power outages, Japanese officials said Monday.
Much of the country's west coast as well as the northern region of Hokkaido have seen persistent heavy snow in recent days.
Japan's weather agency has warned residents in the affected regions to avoid travel where possible, after cars got stuck on roads in heavy snow.
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