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

Heavy snowfall continued Wednesday along the Sea of Japan coast as the season's strongest cold front disrupted rail services ...

The weather agency warned of blizzards, high waves and hazardous road conditions through the weekend, urging residents to ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency extended its heavy snowfall warning to around Feb. 9, mainly on the Sea of Japan side, after ...

Japanese weather officials warn that people living along the Sea of Japan coast should brace for more heavy snow through the ...

Weather officials in Japan are warning that the most powerful cold spell so far this winter will bring heavy snowfall to ...

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.

The Nanto City Tourism Association (Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture; President Seiichi Kawai) launched sales on December 6 for ...

Nestled in the heart of the Honshu mountains, Takayama’s nickname is “the little Kyoto of the Alps,” and for good reason: its ...

In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional Japanese architecture: thatched cottages with sloping roofs, designed to ...