Japan braces for more heavy snow over the weekend as Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency reports at least 45 deaths and over 500 snow-related injuries since January 20. The northwestern region ...

The public is urged to be on the alert for the traffic disruptions as heavy snow is in the forecast again for eastern to western Japan between Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast.

Heavy snowfall is affecting parts of northern Japan. On November 18th, the city of Odate in Akita Prefecture was blanketed in ...

Dozens of people have died, including two Australians, as record-breaking snowfall blankets the north Dozens of people have died in Japan after record-breaking snowfall blanketed northern regions of ...

For Yoko Toshima, winter hits harder these days. “Perhaps it is because I am getting older, but the way the snow falls seems more extreme than before,” she said. During the warmer months, the ...

Japan is facing a deadly winter crisis as heavy snowfall has killed dozens, with the Aomori region among the hardest hit, recording up to 4.5 meters of snow. Authorities have issued warnings as ...

Unprecedented snowfall in Sapporo, Hokkaido, has wrought havoc on train services. At one point, about 7,000 people were ...

People living mainly from nothern to western Japan along the Sea of Japan coast are advised against going out from Jan. 21-25 ...