The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

You've heard of lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes. Check out what a larger sea and bitter cold air helped to generate in ...

One person has died and four more have been seriously injured due to heavy snow in parts of Japan, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. A powerful cold air mass, the strongest of ...

Snow has hit wide areas of Japan since late Monday, February 3, as the “strongest cold front this season” arrived in the ...

Record snowfall has blanketed Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, causing widespread travel disruptions and prompting calls for assistance from stranded motorists. The heavy snow, deemed record ...

The snow also caused closures of post offices and other distribution services, delaying deliveries within Hokkaido and to destinations across Japan. Hokkaido officials called on the residents and ...

Snow measured in feet is blanketing parts of Japan this week, with snowfall rates among the highest on record. This is due, in part, to a phenomenon called sea-effect snow. What happened ...