Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heavy snow covered parts of northern Japan on Wednesday, February 4, as forecasters warned of blizzard conditions still to come.

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is being blamed for dozens of deaths nationwide. As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, ...

When you think of iconic winter festivals, North Americans might picture the vibrant Carnaval de Québec in Quebec City, Canada. Meanwhile, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival—one ...

Japan's main islands are roughly bisected by mountains as tall as 12,000 feet from south to north. Among the country's over 500 ski areas, the most popular are on the northern island of Hokkaido and ...

Heavy snowfall is forecast across parts of Japan this weekend, prompting warnings about avalanches, hazardous travel conditions and increased risks for skiers and snowboarders. The Japan ...

OpenSnow, a popular weather forecasting service for snow reports, has launched a snow forecast for Japan. Japan often attracts skiers from Colorado and across the U.S. due to its massive amounts of ...

View post: Winter Returned This Week: These Ski Areas Got the Most Snow The race to begin the 2025/26 ski season had North American resorts like Keystone and Arapahoe Basin scrambling to open doors ...