were canceled on Feb. 7 as JR Hokkaido workers could not clear the deep snow from railway tracks. The company said services from and to Sapporo on Feb. 8 will also be canceled. Sapporo’s ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency urged people in the affected areas to think twice about going anywhere as television footage showed residents struggling to dig out cars buried deep in snow in just ...

Victory! Japan’s team bowed. And the crowd exploded in laughter. At Joshin’etsukogen National Park, in a volcanic region on the island of Honshu, “snow monkeys” lounge in hot springs.