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 ...

Cherry blossoms bloom over a snow-covered field in the village of Okura, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 1, 2025. Known as one of ...

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 ...