Snow removal work is in full swing along a stretch of a northern Japan road that becomes a "snow corridor" with meters-high walls of the whi･･･ ...

This year, the snow walls created by snow removal work reached 14 meters. The 500-meter pathway, named "Yuki no Otani," is located near the Murodo plateau at an altitude of 2,450 meters.

Workers will use 22 large snow removal vehicles to clear a 31-kilometer section of the road up to Murodo, 2,450 meters above sea level. The road is famous for the towering snow walls created by ...

An NHK weather map broadcast on Monday shows a cold air mass expected to impact Japan. In the 24 hours through Wednesday evening, 70 centimeters of snow could fall in the Tohoku and Hokuriku ...

Weather officials are warning of heavy snow mainly on the Sea of Japan side from northern to western Japan through Feb. 19, urging residents to remain on the alert for transportation disruptions ...

Snow has caused chaos for people in Yuzawa in Japan's Niigata prefecture, which has been blanketed by heavy snow as a cold front set in. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy snow ...

TOKYO - Japan will face more heavy snow after a two-week white-out, the country’s weather agency said on Feb 24, warning people to be wary of avalanches and icy roads. The country’s regions ...

Snow is magical stuff ... In April of 2024 I travelled to Japan on a mission to film the mass ‘bat resurrection’ that occurs when temperatures rise. One spring evening in 2013, two scientists ...