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Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials said Monday. Powerful winter fronts have ...

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 with ...

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While smatterings of snow usually begin to appear ... which tied 2023 for the hottest summer on record in Japan, unseasonably warm weather stretched deep into autumn. Tomoki Tanaka, a researcher ...

Cherry blossoms bloom over a snow-covered field in the village of Okura, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 1, 2025. Known as one of Japan's heaviest snowfall areas, the village is experiencing the ...

Colin Hackworth treks into the backwoods of Japan’s Niseko mountain to show off a favorite stash of fresh powder. Dropping down a steep face, he dips into the knee-deep snow, shooting up ...