Nestled in northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia, the Gobi Desert is one such anomaly. This expansive and rugged landscape gets bone-chillingly cold in winter, even dropping below ...

For some, Japan’s thousands of desert islands offer the chance for fun in the sun in a remote, exclusive locale. But for others, the secluded spots are lucrative business opportunities.

Many places from northern to western Japan experienced frigid temperatures ... and Takamatsu also dropped to minus 0.2 degrees. A cold air mass flew in over the country. With almost no clouds ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for good health in the new year.