Snow causes flight cancellations at Tokyo airporta
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TOKYO, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- A cold snap hit the Japanese capital of Tokyo and some neighboring areas on Saturday, resulting in cancellations of more than 100 flights to and from Tokyo.

At Haneda and Narita airports, Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. canceled over 100 flights though snow was not as heavy as forecast.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the snow accumulation was lower than the expected 5-cm volume. As of noon, 1 cm of snow was recorded in downtown Tokyo.

However, the agency still warned about icy roads as it predicted low temperature would continue at least through Sunday morning.

One of the runways at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo was closed repeatedly for snow clearing, as snowfall of up to 2 cm was observed in parts of Chiba.

According to the weather agency, cold snap continued to hit Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island.