The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain are usually dusted in snow by early October, but as of Tuesday the summit has remained bare – raising the alarm of the impacts of the climate crisis on ...

OBIHIRO, Japan – Residents on the island nation of Japan are digging out from feet of snow as the combination of a powerful storm system and sea-enhanced precipitation led to historic amounts.

Hakkoda in Aomori Prefecture is one of the three most famous places in Japan for Snow Monsters. (The other two are Zao in Miyagi and Mt. Moriyoshi in Akita.) Hakkoda is also something of a Mecca for ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers. By Kiuko Notoya and Mike Ives Kiuko Notoya reported from Tokyo. Ski resorts ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period ...

Takakura, Japan — In the kitchen of a traditional wooden Japanese farmhouse, Nils Inugai Hinrichs is drinking a cup of coffee next to a window that is almost completely buried in snow.

Mapping out next season’s Japan ski trip? Discovering Snow Country is about to blow up your itinerary in the best possible way.