While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers. By Kiuko Notoya and Mike Ives Kiuko Notoya reported from Tokyo. Ski resorts ...

I am a guide in north Japan, certified international sake sommelier, and WMA certified Wilderness First Responder. Most of ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period ...

This phenomenon, which combines extreme nature with human engineering, has made Tateyama Kurobe a must-see destination for those seeking natural wonders in Japan and/or snow lovers.

which keeps weather data in central Japan and was the agency that announced the first snowfall on Mt. Fuji in 1894, has cited October's surprisingly summery weather as the reason. The average ...

Snow usually dusts the summit of Japan’s tallest mountain by early ... The JMA has cited October’s surprisingly summery weather as the reason for the delay, but an official said it is too ...

In another example of climate change, Japan's Mount Fuji has ... on October 2 on average. In 2023, snow was first detected on October 5. Giving reasons for such an instance, Shinichi Yanagi ...

In Japan, standardized snowball fighting, known as “Sports Yukigassen,” has players across the country’s heavy-snow areas and boasts an official body that has campaigned to take the sport to ...

The suspected cause of Japan’s dairy-related ... skim milk manufactured at Snow Brand Milk Products Co. ’s Taiki, Hokkaido, factory is cited as the reason for the epidemic, investigators ...