Researchers found global warming helped bring extraordinarily heavy snowfall to the Tokachi region of Hokkaido, northernmost ...

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

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the city of Obihiro in the region had 120 centimeters of snow in the 12 hours through 9 a.m. on Feb. 4, setting a fresh 12-hour record in the country.

Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, ...

As the strongest cold front of the winter moves into the skies over Japan, widespread heavy snowfall is predicted for regions along the Sea of Japan and in the mountains facing the Pacific ...

Record-breaking snowfall across Hokkaido and Sea of Japan coastal areas of Honshu on Feb. 8 brought traffic and train services to a standstill in many areas as even more snow was forecast for ...

Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how ...