The sharp cold in Japan has killed at least three people, reported AFP.

"These temperatures are some of the lowest we've seen in a decade," Japan Meteorological Agency official Takafumi Umeda told AFP.

Record lows were recorded in several places, including one area of ​​southern Kumamoto where the mercury hit -9 degrees Celsius, the coldest recorded there since 1977, when the observatory began monitoring.

Heavy snowfall in Japan has led to road congestion and flight cancellations

We remind you that heavy snowfall paralyzed a large part of Japan.

More than 300 flights by domestic airlines, such as ANA and Japan Airlines, were canceled and high-speed trains were suspended or delayed in the northern part of the country.

The snow also created serious difficulties for car traffic.

On a highway in central Japan, cars and trucks were blocked for a distance of about 10 km.