Snow is being removed along a winter-closed section of the "Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line" National Route 103 that connects the ...

While one might anticipate the world's snowiest city to be nestled in the Arctic circle, it is actually found in Japan. Aomori, the capital of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, holds this ...

AOMORI—Heavy snow has blanketed the northernmost prefecture ... 81 percent more, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Two men, both in their 70s, died and 12 others were injured while ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has cautioned ... Aomori city was covered in 139 cm of snow, well above normal. In January, the Aomori prefectural government approved a supplementary budget ...

Certain parts of Japan, especially along the Northwestern ... year has been even more snowy than usual. Aomori Prefecture on the northern tip of Honshu Island alone experienced a whopping 139 ...

have accounted for at least half of those who had trouble in the snow in recent years. The Aomori prefectural police and other authorities are urging tourists from Japan and abroad who visit local ...

Sunny with a high of 40 °F (4.4 °C). Winds W at 6 to 10 mph (9.7 to 16.1 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 26 °F (-3.3 °C ...