Major highways in Chiba, including routes linking Narita airport, one of Japan’s main international transport hubs, with central Tokyo, remained closed, forcing drivers onto alternative routes and causing heavy traffic, according to highway operator NEXCO East.
Several rail services remained suspended on Friday morning, though some trains connecting Narita to Tokyo had resumed operations.
Hundreds of people were also left stranded in Chiba station due to suspended train services, an AFP journalist saw.
