What to do in winter in Japan’s Nagano beyond skiing? Visit snow monkeys, onsen, shrines
Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in ...
Heavy snow forecast along Sea of Japan coast from Monday
Japanese weather officials say a strengthening winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along ...
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8 killed from severe weather in Japan
At least eight people have died and 54 injured since Feb. 4 from accidents related to snow removal work across Japan due to ...
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12 deaths related to heavy snow since Feb. 4
Heavy snow has led to 12 deaths in Japan since Feb. 4, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday. By prefecture, ...
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98-year-old man found dead under eaves of shed after removing snow from roof
The body of a 98-year-old man was found covered in snow on the ground beneath the eaves of a shed on his property in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, on Thursday. Police said Nobuchika Higuchi, who ...
Australians snapping up ‘cheap’ houses in Japan to escape housing crunch
The IT contractor said he was seduced by the contrast of the traditional temple-esque slanted roof with the large yard and ...
Hermann Maier’s journey from catastrophe to icon: The crash that created the legend of ‘Herminator’
Skiing great Hermann Maier won four medals at the Olympics - and suffered one of the Games' most terrifying high-speed ...
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Walk Japan’s ancient travellers’ highway for historic post towns, teahouses and mountain shrines
The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...