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Massive Crash on Highway in Japan Kills 1, Injures 26 as Holiday Season Starts

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Burnt vehicles are seen after a massive crash in snowy weather on an expressway, in Minakami, northwest of Tokyo, early on Dec. 27, 2025. Kyodo News via AP12/26/2025|Updated: 12/26/2025TOKYO—A massive crash in snowy weather killed one person and injured 26 on an expressway in Japan late on Friday as the country kicked off its end-of-the-year holiday season.The Gunma prefectural highway police said Saturday that the pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway started with a collision between two trucks in the town of Minakami, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Tokyo.The Associated PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected Articles

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