Higher temperatures may trigger avalanches and cause snow to fall off roofs in the Tohoku region and other parts of Japan ...

TOKYO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency said Saturday that heavy snow had hit the mountainous areas on the Sea of Japan side of northern to western Japan, urging people returning from their ...

The snow has affected some of Japan's high-speed railway network, with a number of train services in the Tohoku region cancelled. According to local media, the region is expected to record up to ...

A winter pressure pattern and a cold air mass are expected to bring heavy snow through Saturday to the Sea of Japan side of northern to eastern Japan. The snow should fall mainly in mountainous areas.

In the 24 hours through Tuesday morning, up to 60 cm of snowfall is forecast in the Hokuriku region and 50 cm in Hokkaido and the Tohoku and Kanto-Koshin regions, due to a powerful winter pressure ...

Japan's weather agency on Monday urged people to exercise caution as heavy snow is forecast to hit mainly northern to western ...

Tohoku is rebuilding its tourist economy after the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Here’s all the info you need to plan ...

Snow was forecast for the northeastern Tohoku region on March 19, adding to the misery of work to repair damage from the powerful earthquake three days earlier. The Japan Meteorological Agency ...

The official website for Ginzan Onsen said the trial had been launched after years of debate, adding that authorities were ...

Tohoku, where it snows heavily in winter, has a number of fabulous world class resorts where we are proud of the fine quality snow. Japanese ski areas are not only in Hokkaido, Niigata or Nagano.