Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured


              Residents shovel snow off a sidewalk in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022. (Kyodo News via AP)
            
              Nagoya castle is covered with snow on a winter day in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022. (Kyodo News via AP)
            
              A resident shovels snow off around a car at a parking lot in Kitami city Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, on Dec. 24 2022. (Kyodo News via AP)