Residents were trapped in their homes as 6ft deep snow blocked their doors in Japan. Locals were unable to exit their houses as the thick, accumulated snow barricaded their doorways during the ...

One person has died and four more have been seriously injured due to heavy snow in parts of Japan, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. A powerful cold air mass, the strongest of ...

You've heard of lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes. Check out what a larger sea and bitter cold air helped to generate in ...

Snow-covered cherry blossom trees and a castle moat in this northern Japan city are currently lit up in pink in the evenings, ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

The snow also caused closures of post offices and other distribution services, delaying deliveries within Hokkaido and to ...

Heavy snow is forecast to affect Hokkaido and the regions along the Sea of Japan coast through Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said Wednesday, due to what the agency called “the strongest cold ...

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. W hat happened ...