JAPAN, After U.S., North Europe and Italy, also in Japan the bad weather creates discomforts. Heavy snow forced airlines to cancel 83 flights - nearly half of all those scheduled - at Shin-Chitose airport near Sapporo on Wednesday as of 5:10 p.m.. The runways were closed intermittently to clear snow, affecting 72 other flights, with some services delayed more than seven hours, according...