A powerful cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern are bringing freezing temperatures to much of Japan and heavy snow to ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern brought snow along the Sea of Japan ...

A popular anime has inspired a young man to move here where the show is set and become active in the community around a local ...

Weather officials warn that areas in the Kinki and Tokai regions that typically see little snow may be hit with heavy ...

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

Local residents in the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, are on edge after animal remains were found buried in a flower bed, the second such occurrence in the prefecture this month. According to ...

Approximately 3 hours from Tokyo via Nagoya, Gifu is accessible by bullet train and local train. Gifu Prefecture is in the ...

Mino City Council President Ikuo Yamaguchi, left, said he hopes to deepen the exchange of arts and culture between the two ...

Heavy snowfall continues along the Sea of Japan coast as the season's strongest cold front disrupts rail services in central Japan and air traffic, with the weather agency warning of more snow toward ...

Gifu Prefecture, has sunk by more than 3 centimeters near the construction site of the Komamba tunnel for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev train line. The company attributed the problem to the ...

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The ...

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