TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is being blamed for dozens of deaths nationwide. As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, ...

Local authorities and resorts in Japan's winter destinations are struggling to prevent a surge of stranded foreign backcountr ...

The tiny macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo has drawn thousands of visitors after melting hearts online.

Along Japan’s western coastline, winter conditions sometimes create a rare sight with snow covering the sand while waves continue to roll in from the sea. Coastal monitoring data have documented this ...

OpenSnow, a popular weather forecasting service for snow reports, has launched a snow forecast for Japan. Japan often attracts skiers from Colorado and across the U.S. due to its massive amounts of ...

Considered messengers of the gods, the macaques are now made to wear costumes, do backflips, and walk on stilts to please crowds.

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 ...

While in Uonuma no Sato, you can try a cup of snow-aged coffee at the Yukimuro Coffee adjacent to the brewery’s yukimuro. Elsewhere, in the prefecture’s capital, Niigata City, Suzuki Coffee operates a ...