Heavy Snows the latest in Japan's Spate of Anamalous Precipitation

In the winter of 2013, northern Japan experienced extreme cold and huge snowfalls, later that summer the country was hit by unprecedented rains, and now much of the nation has been slammed by historic snowfalls. On the 8th and 9th of February significant accumulations of snow disrupted air and rail service all across Japan.

One of Asia’s busiest airports, the Haneda Airport was forced suspend all air traffic and railway services of Shinkansen bullet trains were suspended due to the heavy snowfall. Much of Tokyo and surrounding areas received up to 16 inches of snow. The storm has caused the deaths of at least three people and hundreds of others have suffered snow-related injuries.

Event - Solar Japan Conference

This event will take place on February 5-6 in Tokyo, Japan. A must attend event for those looking for access into a large market share of Japan’s sky rocketing solar industry. Japan is in the process of unleashing its solar potential. The introduction of the Feed-in-Tariff in July 2012 has established a lucrative opportunity for the development of new projects, and has facilitated a surge in growth in the utility-scale PV market.