AT least 46 people have died after weeks of relentless snowfall buried towns, smashed transport links and sent deadly ice ...

As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with snow reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in worst-hit areas. The ...

Twelve of the snow-related fatalities were reported in Niigata prefecture, a rice-growing region in northern Japan, including ...

Residents have been warned about possible avalanches in the northern parts of Japan following two weeks of snowfall ...

Thousands stranded at Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport after record snowfall hits northern Japan, canceling 90+ flights and ...

Around 7,000 people were forced to spend the night at Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport on Sunday as 56 flights connecting the northern Japan hub with other major cities were canceled amid heavy snow, ...

This winter shattered norms: January and February storms dumped over 2 meters in Aomori on Honshu, just south of Hokkaido, ...

Heavy snowfall brought the transportation network around Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport to a near standstill on Jan. 25, leaving approximately 7,000 p･･･ ...

Japan regularly receives high snowfall, but this year’s bitter conditions could dent turnout in a rare midwinter election this Sunday.

The government said that about 40 percent of all polling stations closed earlier than planned because of heavy snow on Sunday ...

Sapporo logged a record high snowfall for January, according to the Hokkaido government. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.