Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snow measured in feet is blanketing parts of Japan this week, with snowfall rates among the highest on record. This is due, in ...

Discover why Niseko is Japan’s most international ski resort. From legendary powder snow to global visitors, explore how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bus seen against the giant walls of snow in the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route - 365 Focus ...

Lovers of cold weather and winter can fight off the impending heat with a visit to Japan’s newly-opened snow region. A large snow corridor in central Japan officially reopened on Saturday after a long ...

Hakuba Valley is located in Japan's Nagano Prefecture, which is just three hours from Tokyo by bullet train. The valley is nestled high in the Japanese Alps and enjoys some of the best powder in 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: Beginning ...

Japan gets so much snow that some regional highways take months to clear. One corridor needs heavy machinery to make travel possible again after every winter.