A strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern are likely to bring heavy snow to areas along the Sea of Japan coast ...

Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in ...

At least eight people have died and 54 injured since Feb. 4 from accidents related to snow removal work across Japan due to ...

Heavy snow has led to 12 deaths in Japan since Feb. 4, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday. By prefecture, ...

The Hokkaido prefectural government said record-breaking snowfall has been observed especially in the eastern regions of the island, including Obihiro and Kushiro, whose city offices received dozens ...

Please be careful.” Yoshikazu Ito, a mountain guide, said the Hakuba area of Nagano Prefecture attracts backcountry skiers and snowboarders because a lot of snow falls in a short period and ...

Nagano Prefecture—Visitors to the popular monkey park here have been delighted by the sight of wild Japanese macaques soaking in hot springs to escape the winter chill. Approximately 30 snow ...

Japanese weather officials say a strengthening winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along ...