Photo: Reuters Two people were killed and 1,569 injured as a result of heavy snowfall that hit Japan, NHKNews reports. Photo: Reuters Most of the victims are elderly pedestrians who slip on icy roads and participants in road accidents. Traffic on highways is so difficult that drivers are forced to get out of their cars right on the road. Photo: Reuters The heaviest snowfall is in the prefectures of Tokyo, Nagano, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Yamanashi and Niigata.