OBIHIRO, Japan – Residents on the island nation of Japan are digging out from feet of snow as the combination of a powerful storm system and sea-enhanced precipitation led to historic amounts.

have seen a snowfall rate near the magnitude of what occurred in Obihiro, Japan. Burt cautioned that Canada, Japan and the U.S. are the only countries that maintain regular, detailed snowfall ...

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 ...

In Obihiro, record-breaking snowfall of 129 centimeters (4 feet) was detected earlier Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological Agency said two powerful low-pressure systems are moving on both sides of ...

Obihiro city in Hokkaido recorded 124 centimeters ... especially on the Sea of Japan side. Heavy snow will fall mainly inland on the Pacific Ocean side of the Tokai, Shikoku and southern Kyushu ...

Global warming contributed to record snowfall in northern and eastern Japan in February, increasing the amount of snow by up to 10%, the Meteorological Agency said in a report released Tuesday.