Residents of northern Japan were sheltering from deep snow up to the rooftops in some areas on Thursday after a two-week ...

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 ...

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. W hat happened ...

A police officer stands guard in front of the Prime Minister Official Residence during the first snow of the year in the capital of Japan, Tokyo on February 5, 2024. At least eight people have ...

Snow has been falling along the Sea of Japan coast and in the mountainous regions due to a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern. Weather officials say the snowfall has passed its ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A ...

STORY: :: Heavy snow blankets parts of Japan, disrupting air and ground traffic :: February 8, 2025 :: Minamiuonuma, Japan The strongest cold front of the season dumped snow along the coast of Sea of ...

While the peak of heavy snowfall has passed in western Japan and the Kanto-Koshin region, intermittent snow is expected to continue in northern and eastern Japan, particularly on the Sea of Japan ...