North of Tokyo, the Tohoku region ... viewing in Japan, summer brings spectacular festivals. Take the magnificent Aomori Nebuta Matsuri, held every August 2-7 in Aomori City, which sees nightly ...

Japan will sell 210,000 tons of rice from its emergency stockpiles as households are paying record prices for the grain. Most ...

Explaining Northern Japan to Rwandans. Hachimantai city in Iwate prefecture is located in the Tohoku region of Northern Japan ...

One person has died and four more have been seriously injured due to heavy snow in parts of Japan, according to the Fire and ...

And when creative inspiration has piqued your appetite, head to Yamagata City ... as Tohoku's performing arts and unique food traditions reflect a deep reverence for its landscape. Beyond Japan's ...

Yamagata households spent an average of 22,389 yen (about $148) on eating ramen out in 2024, ranking first among Japan's 47 ...

Authorities in Japan are urging people across wide areas to stay alert for heavy snow. They say the Sea of Japan coast is especially at risk, and transport disruptions are likely.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 47 inches of snowfall occurred during a 12-hour period on Monday in Obihiro, ...

A powerful cold air mass and winter pressure patterns have brought continuous snowfall to coastal and mountainous areas along the Sea of Japan, significantly increasing snow accumulation that caused ...