According to the Japan Meteorological Agency ... As of Friday morning, the snow depth in Okura village (Yamagata Prefecture) reached 1.99 meters. In Uonuma city (Niigata Prefecture), 1.94 meters ...

Clouds dumped 112 centimeters of snow on the city of Obihiro during the 12 hours to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, while the town of Honbetsu also saw 85 centimeters. Coastal areas along the Sea of Japan are ...

As of 4 p.m. on Jan. 6, the depth of snow was 111 centimeters ... It could bring heavy snow not only to the Sea of Japan side of the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions but also to the Shikoku and Kyushu ...

A cold wave is once again approaching Japan. Japanese weather officials say a strong winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along the Sea of Japan, from Monday to ...

A snow-packed section that stretches about 37 kilometres was previously closed but traffic resumed on Tuesday for the first time in about four-and-half months. A giant snow corridor has been ...

Snow is magical stuff ... In April of 2024 I travelled to Japan on a mission to film the mass ‘bat resurrection’ that occurs when temperatures rise. One spring evening in 2013, two scientists ...

A giant snow corridor has been ploughed through the northern Alps in central Japan, finally enabling the route to reopen to traffic after being closed all winter. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route ...

A giant snow corridor has been ploughed through the northern Alps in central Japan, finally enabling the route to reopen to traffic after being closed all winter. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route ...