The JR Tsugaru Line was closed between Aomori and Kanita stations on Jan. 5-6, while services were partially suspended on the JR Ou Line, the JR Ominato Line and the Aoimori Railway Line.

Tottori city is hit by heavy snowfall on Jan. 24 (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Heavy snow is forecast for eastern Japan and mountainous areas on the Sea of Japan side of western Japan through Dec. 29.

A push of frigid air triggered days' worth of record-setting snowfall that buried portions of Japan and caused scores of travel disruptions along the way. Snow first began late last week as Arctic ...

Snowfall in Japan in cherry blossom season. A developing low pressure system is bringing rain, snow and strong winds to a wide area spanning northern to western Japan. ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli ...

Snowfall intensified across northern Japan on Friday, January 17, rapidly increasing snow accumulation. Snow clouds affected not only the Japan Sea side, including Aomori and Akita Prefectures ...