A cold wave is once again approaching Japan. Japanese weather officials say a strong winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along the Sea of Japan, from Monday to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heavy snow covered parts of northern Japan on Wednesday, February 4, as forecasters warned of blizzard conditions still to come.

For Yoko Toshima, winter hits harder these days. “Perhaps it is because I am getting older, but the way the snow falls seems more extreme than before,” she said. During the warmer months, the ...

Snow monkeys relax in warm waters while snow falls around them in Japan. Nearby wildlife moves through the snowy landscape as ...

OpenSnow, a popular weather forecasting service for snow reports, has launched a snow forecast for Japan. Japan often attracts skiers from Colorado and across the U.S. due to its massive amounts of ...

When you think of iconic winter festivals, North Americans might picture the vibrant Carnaval de Québec in Quebec City, Canada. Meanwhile, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival—one ...

Japan's main islands are roughly bisected by mountains as tall as 12,000 feet from south to north. Among the country's over 500 ski areas, the most popular are on the northern island of Hokkaido and ...

The Japanese Alps in winter offer snow, sake, and monkeys in hot springs. (George Hobica/TNS) The Japanese Alps in winter offer snow, sake, and monkeys in hot springs. (George Hobica/TNS) It was ...