45 people killed by snow.

My friends in Europe told me last month that it was very cold and snowy.

Now, cold spells came to Japan. It's been very cold everywhere in Japan and there has been much snow on the Japan Sea side of the archipelago. Up to yesterday, the death toll due to snow related accidents was 45 throughout Japan.

(Due to high mountain ranges running perpendicular to the direction of seasonal winds, Japan exhibits contrasting climates between the Japan Sea and Pacific Ocean sides of the archipelago, with the former receiving much snows while the latter remaining dry. )

In Tokyo, there has been no rain for more than one month and the air is very dry. Humidity is only about 30% in my room now. I heard on the news that the moisturisers are selling well in the chemists. I should go and buy one too...