Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and ...

The predicted amount for the Hokkaido, Kinki and Chugoku regions is 50 cm during the same time frame. Total snowfall over the 24-hour period capping at 6 p.m. on Feb. 6 is estimated to reach 1 ...

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 ...

In the northern part of the country, people are already seeing record snowfall. Parts of Hokkaido have received all-time high snowfall in recent hours, as a low pressure system rapidly develops ...

It shortened. In the early part of the season, that snowfall was from La Niña, then it petered out,” says Professor Tomonori ...

In the 24 hours through Friday evening, as much as 70 centimeters of snow is forecast for the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions, as well as Niigata and Gifu Prefectures. For Hokkaido, and the Kanto ...

SAPPORO, Feb 5 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off as an elaborate weeklong affair on Feb 4, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, ...