On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by its designer, Gustave Eiffel, ...

East Japan Railway Co. announced Tuesday that almost all Kaiji and Azusa limited express trains scheduled to depart on Wednesday will be canceled because of snow that is expected to fall from Tuesday ...

Snow monkeys, or Japanese macaques, are native to Japan. Netizens have reacted angrily to the culling. "This seems a bit of a harsh response," said one user on Facebook. "Why? Send them out of ...

The only thing better than a vacay in Paris? Waking up to a view of one of the world’s most iconic landmarks—we’re talking about the Eiffel Tower of course. Yes it’s a total splurge, and it’s probably ...

There will be no snow sculptures built by amateur sculptors, and the international contest for teams from outside Japan has been called off, the committee said. Sales of food, drinks and goods ...

YUZAWA, Japan >> The Inukko Matsuri (Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival), a traditional Lunar New Year festival in which people make snow sculptures of dogs, shrines and temples to solicit good health and ...

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has insisted Manchester United's new stadium will resemble the famous Eiffel Tower as the club has finally unveiled their plans for the 'New Trafford'. The Red Devils hope all ...

The radical cast-iron tower was built for the 1889 World Fair and the centenary of the 1789 Revolution by engineer Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel made use of new technology that was already popular in ...

It took two long days of competition to determine the first Snow League winners — in this case, Japan’s Sena Tomita and Yuto Totsuka — and athletes weren’t shy about admitting how tired they were by ...

TOKYO: Ski resorts in Japan are prized for having some of the deepest, lightest powder around. A winter of exceptionally heavy snow – some areas had more than 12 feet (3.65m) of snowpack this ...

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 ...