Two people were injured after falling from a banana boat being pulled by a snowmobile at a safari park slated for closure ...

TOKYO – Researchers have found that global warming contributed to the unusually heavy snowfall that hit Japan’s Tokachi ...

Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday, February 3, into Tuesday, February 4. The Pacific side of ...

Areas in Hokkaido saw some of the sharpest rises in land prices in 2024, thanks largely to foreign visitors who have ...

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Japanese weather officials say a rapidly growing low-pressure system is intensifying winds across the country, bringing ...

Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6. The heavy snow is ...