Snow is being removed along a winter-closed section of the "Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line" National Route 103 that connects the ...

Giant snowdrifts have led to challenges that have dented profits and raised safety concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers. By Kiuko Notoya and Mike Ives Kiuko Notoya reported from Tokyo. Ski resorts ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is forecasting heavy snow in the Kanto-Koshin region, including the capital, from the evening ...

A Japanese government survey shows that workers had a gloomier view of the economy in February for a second straight month.

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century ... who fled his home to stay with a relative. "It didn't rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness it rained today though.

Japanese weather officials say heavy snow may fall again in mountainous areas of the Kanto-Koshin region from Tuesday evening ...

The closures are set to begin at around 4 p.m. for major routes including the Tomei Expressway, Shin-Tomei Expressway and ...

At 10 p.m. on the night before the Osaka Marathon, my wife Jasmin and I were about to sleep. Then we looked outside. It was ...

MATSUMOTO, Japan >> As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines significantly, many ski resorts in Japan are ...