Snow piles deep in northern Japan, strands vehicles, 3 dead


              Cars get stuck on a road due to heavy snowfall Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, northern Japan. (Miyuki Saito/Kyodo News via AP)
            
              A car is covered in snow after a snowfall Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, northern Japan.(Kyodo News via AP)
            
              Cars get stuck on a road due to heavy snowfall Tuesdasy, Dec. 20, 2022 in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, northern Japan. (Miyuki Saito/Kyodo News via AP)
            
              Residents remove snow during heavy snow Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, northern Japan.(Kyodo News via AP)
            
              A woman makes her way through heavy snow Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 in Uonua, Niigata prefecture, northern Japan.(Kyodo News via AP)
Snow piles deep in northern Japan, strands vehicles, 3 dead