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 ...

When you think of iconic winter festivals, North Americans might picture the vibrant Carnaval de Québec in Quebec City, Canada. Meanwhile, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival—one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heavy snow covered parts of northern Japan on Wednesday, February 4, as forecasters warned of blizzard conditions still to come.

For Yoko Toshima, winter hits harder these days. “Perhaps it is because I am getting older, but the way the snow falls seems more extreme than before,” she said. During the warmer months, the ...

Japan's main islands are roughly bisected by mountains as tall as 12,000 feet from south to north. Among the country's over 500 ski areas, the most popular are on the northern island of Hokkaido and ...

The Japanese Alps in winter offer snow, sake, and monkeys in hot springs. (George Hobica/TNS) The Japanese Alps in winter offer snow, sake, and monkeys in hot springs. (George Hobica/TNS) It was ...

Nichijo is the leading plough manufacturer in the world's snowiest country. But is a business based on cold weather a good bet in a climate crisis? As unlikely as it sounds, Japan is the world’s ...