The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain are usually dusted in snow by early October, but as of Tuesday the summit has remained bare – raising the alarm of the impacts of the climate crisis on ...

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Sukayu, located in the Hakkoda Mountains in the city of Aomori, recorded 434 cm of accumulated snow, the highest level this season. Located at an ...

Obihiro, Hokkaido Obihiro City has seen the highest fresh accumulation of snow over a 12-hour period since Japan started taking statistics. 120 centimeters was recorded overnight Monday through ...

TOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system has brought record-breaking snowfall to Japan's Hokkaido, with Obihiro City witnessing over 1 meter of snow. By 8:00 a.m. local ...

Snow usually dusts the summit of Japan’s tallest mountain by early ... they rose to 1.6C (34.9F), the highest since 1932. This warm spell followed Japan’s hottest summer on record, influenced ...

A winter pressure pattern and cold air mass are bringing heavy snowfall along the Sea of Japan coast. More snow is forecast overnight and Friday. The Meteorological Agency says mountains along the ...

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 ...

Japan's Mount Fuji has still remained snow-less, marking the latest date for a snowcap absence in 130 years of records. According to a CNN report, the country's highest peak is usually covered ...