Three elderly people died in Yamagata Prefecture between Dec. 18 and 19 as they toiled to remove snow after heavy snowfall blanketed northeastern Japan along the Sea of Japan, according to ...

YAMAGATA--The capital of Yamagata Prefecture has slurped its way to defending its honorable title of having the “No.1 ramen consumers in Japan.” According to a household economy survey ...

Many persimmons are being dried in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, creating a scenery like orange curtains. Sixteen to 20 peeled "benigaki" persimmons are tied together with string ...

Yamagata, the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture, was the top spender on ramen in 2024 among Japan’s prefectural capitals and designated cities for the third year running, with an average ...

Yamagata Prefecture, some 300 kilometers north of Tokyo, is a mountainous region. Around 70% of its land covered by forests and to this day it boasts a long tradition of using that wood in its ...

At Zao Onsen Ski Resort in the city of Yamagata, ice trees conveying a feeling of winter are at their best. Ice trees are formed when snow and ice repeatedly stick to Maries' fir trees on Mount ...

It is the first time stockpiled rice will be released to ensure smooth distribution. This was previously limited to cases of ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Cloudy with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C) and a 49% chance of precipitation ...

In the upgraded cars, the seats are a deep forest-green reminiscent of the mountains located at the heart of Yamagata Prefecture, Also, in response to recent usage trends, each car now has ...

Prime Minister Ishiba convened a ministerial meeting at the Prime Minister's Office regarding the forest fire in Ofunato, ...

Cloudy with a high of 36 °F (2.2 °C). Winds from W to WNW at 9 to 14 mph (14.5 to 22.5 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from W to WSW at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be ...