AOMORI -- Record snowfall has hit the Tsugaru region of northern Japan's Aomori Prefecture, with snow reaching over 4.3 meters deep in one area. The snow was brought by a cold air mass with ...

The JR Tsugaru Line was closed between Aomori ... but also to the Shikoku and Kyushu regions in western Japan. “Toward the weekend, snow could fall where it normally does not,” an agency ...

As the strongest cold front of the winter moves into the skies over Japan, widespread heavy snowfall is predicted for regions along the Sea of Japan and in the mountains facing the Pacific ...

Clouds dumped 112 centimeters of snow on the city of Obihiro during the 12 hours to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, while the town of Honbetsu also saw 85 centimeters. Coastal areas along the Sea of Japan are ...

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 ...

According to the agency, the amount of snowfall in the 24 hours up to 6am on Feb 4 is expected to be 50cm in Hokkaido, 40cm in Hokuriku (including Niigata prefecture), 30cm in Tohoku, 25cm in ...