Residents were trapped in their homes as 6ft deep snow blocked their doors in Japan. Locals were unable to exit their houses as the thick, accumulated snow barricaded their doorways during the ...

Most U.S. stocks fell after a report said inflation is unexpectedly worsening for Americans. The S&P 500 dropped 0.3% ...

In a week that started with U.S. President Donald Trump kicking off a trade war and whipping up market volatility ...

Global stocks steadied on Friday ahead of key U.S. payrolls data, with investors cautiously optimistic that the world might avoid a full-on trade war, while the ...

C.P. Snow (1905-1980), an English novelist ... lay in reconsidering the British educational system. In Japan, too, the “wall” between science and the humanities has been a problem for quite ...

Even nature has conspired against the project. Poor weather in southwest Japan has repeatedly delayed the delivery of heavy machinery to the island, further stalling the construction of vital port ...

Asian shares were trading mostly higher Thursday, after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies ...

Locals are surprised this labour-intensive work, usually frowned upon, has turned into a profitable tourist venture Some ...

Japanese weather officials say a strengthening winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along the Sea of Japan, from Monday to around Wednesday. The Meteorological ...

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 ...

The UK is bracing for more wintery conditions with new weather maps showing an enormous 600-mile wall of snow set to cover the UK. Maps show bitterly cold weather is set to sweep the UK on ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat. By Finn-Olaf Jones Unlike the high jinks and ...