KITAMI, Hokkaido--Rare natural phenomena make Hokkaido ... and Tokorogawa rivers for jewelry ice formations and the town of Rikubetsu for diamond dust. Researchers plan to set up cameras at ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the lowest temperature recorded on Sunday morning was minus 24.6 degrees Celsius in the town of Rikubetsu, Hokkaido. The city of Suwa in Nagano ...