Tourists are flocking to the Hachimantai Aspite Line, a scenic road connecting northern Japan's Iwate and Akita prefectures, ...

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With snow creating hazardous driving conditions ... safety and reduce the time spent dealing with hazardous road conditions. Japan continues to lead the way when it comes to using technology ...

Difficulties in clearing snow along the Yamagata Shinkansen ... The Yamaguchi river and national road office in western Japan said dozens of cars were stuck along a national road in Sanyo-Onoda ...

Heavy snowfall blanketed areas from northern to western Japan mainly on the Sea of Japan side on Jan. 10, disrupting train and road transportation ... 52 centimeters of snow had fallen over ...

Beyond Wednesday, heavy snow is expected to continue and hit low-lying areas mainly along the Sea of Japan coast. Weather officials are warning residents of possible traffic disruptions.

Snow has pummelled the north and west of Japan, causing travel chaos and warnings to stay indoors. The snowfall, which started on Christmas Day, is forecast to continue. Tourists are returning ...

I planned to visit several of these monkey troops throughout Japan and started with this “Snow Monkey Town” because ... male along Seiburindou Road. Researchers are studying the monkeys ...