Tourists are flocking to the Hachimantai Aspite Line, a scenic road connecting northern Japan's Iwate and Akita prefectures, ...

With snow creating hazardous driving conditions ... safety and reduce the time spent dealing with hazardous road conditions. Japan continues to lead the way when it comes to using technology ...

According to the transport ministry and the Japan Meteorological Agency, precautionary road closures could be ... lifted in the evening after intensive snow removal. The bureau said there is ...

Difficulties in clearing snow along the Yamagata Shinkansen ... The Yamaguchi river and national road office in western Japan said dozens of cars were stuck along a national road in Sanyo-Onoda ...

Hundreds of drivers were left stranded when snow blanketed a major travel route in Japan. Authorities have distributed food, fuel and blankets to the those stuck on the Kanetsu expressway ...

Our favorites are Hakuba Happo-One for its backcountry access, Hakuba 47 and Goryu for endless groomers and terrain parks, ...

Beyond Wednesday, heavy snow is expected to continue and hit low-lying areas mainly along the Sea of Japan coast. Weather officials are warning residents of possible traffic disruptions.

Snow is magical stuff ... In April of 2024 I travelled to Japan on a mission to film the mass ‘bat resurrection’ that occurs when temperatures rise. One spring evening in 2013, two scientists ...

MORIOKA -- Tourists are flocking to the Hachimantai Aspite Line, a scenic road connecting northern Japan's Iwate and Akita prefectures, to see the impressive "snow corridor," a deep snow trench ...