Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday, February 3, into Tuesday, February 4. The Pacific side of Hokkaido recorded the highest snowfall on record in the country, with ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period ...

Hi, it’s Kanoko in Tokyo. I was on our family’s annual skiing trip last week when a wave of infectious gastroenteritis ...

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TOKYO – Researchers have found that global warming contributed to the unusually heavy snowfall that hit Japan’s Tokachi ...

Japanese weather officials say a rapidly growing low-pressure system is intensifying winds across the country, bringing ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

Hokkaido, Japan is among the most attractive winter destinations for Filipinos and tourists from around the world with its ...

However, this season, industry insiders were salivating as the La Niña weather pattern — a cyclical period of cooler weather ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.

red torii gates stood out against the white snow that had blanketed this part of eastern Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. On a park path, I suddenly saw a Yezo sika deer, with its ...