Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

You've heard of lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes. Check out what a larger sea and bitter cold air helped to generate in ...

The Tohoku region has become an increasingly popular destination among tourists from countries and regions that observed the ...

Due to the coldest wave of the season, the Japanese archipelago experienced heavy snow mainly on the Sea of Japan coast Feb.

Japan's weather bureau said on Monday there were no clear indications of El Nino or La Nina events, although La Nina characteristics were becoming evident. The bureau added that ...

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka are likely to operate at a slower speed than usual on ...

Tohoku Shinkansen services also were temporarily suspended between Sendai and Morioka stations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Yamagata–based travel specialist The Hidden Japan has launched a new collection of multi-day tours showcasing local crafts ...

Vitus Stenhøj Schiøtz from Denmark was overwhelmed in Tokyo but found a home away from home in a ski resort where he can ...

Sunny with a high of 47 °F (8.3 °C). Winds NNW at 12 mph (19.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from NNW to NW at 7 to 14 mph (11.3 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Mostly ...

TOKYO - The strongest cold wave of this winter is expected to move into the skies over Japan, likely bringing heavy snowfall mainly on the Sea of Japan (East Sea) side of the country from Feb 4.