Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, ...

mainly on the Sea of Japan side, after snow covered several municipalities on Feb. 6. More than 60 centimeters of snow has fallen over a 24-hour period in some parts of the Hokuriku region.

The snow also caused closures of post offices and other distribution services, delaying deliveries within Hokkaido and to destinations across Japan. Hokkaido officials called on the residents and ...

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Heavy snow continued to fall in some parts of Japan on Thursday due to the strongest cold air mass of the season, especially in the Tohoku northeastern region and the ...

Snow measured in feet is blanketing parts of Japan this week, with snowfall rates among the highest on record. This is due, in part, to a phenomenon called sea-effect snow. What happened ...

U.S. Navy sailors carved a replica of an F-35C Lightning II for their entry in the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on Japan’s northernmost ... launches — for photos with the sculpture ...

Record-breaking snowfall in Hokkaido, Japan, disrupted traffic, delayed deliveries, and caused airport closures on Tuesday. The heaviest snow, especially in Obihiro and Kushiro, led to stranded ...

TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan ‘s northern main island of ... help from drivers whose vehicles had stalled in the snow.

Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...

Ruka Hirano of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Aspen, Colorado, on Feb. 1, 2025. (Kyodo) ASPEN, Colorado (Kyodo) -- Ruka Hirano ...