The winter pressure pattern is expected to persist, leading to continued heavy snowfall. By the evening of Sunday, Niigata Prefecture is forecasted to receive up to 60 cm of snow, while the Tohoku, ...

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

Snow has been falling mainly on the Sea of Japan side. As of 6:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, 4.84 meters of snow had accumulated in Sukayu in the Hakkoda mountains of Aomori Prefecture and 3.61 ...

Cities across the nation are experiencing the season’s harshest cold snap and heavy snow, with temperatures dropping to minus ...

Plum trees, also known as Japanese apricots, were first planted at Hanegi Park in the late 1960s, with more added during ...

Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in ...

We hope you’re hungry, because this upcoming long weekend in Tokyo is all about food and drink festivals. Sound like your ...