The snow also caused closures of post offices and other distribution services, delaying deliveries within Hokkaido and to ...

Obihiro city in Hokkaido recorded 124 centimeters of ... especially on the Sea of Japan side. Heavy snow will fall mainly inland on the Pacific Ocean side of the Tokai, Shikoku and southern ...

Other causes of death include avalanches and falls into deep, loose snow around big trees. In Japan, the northern island of Hokkaido had reported 28 cases of people being stranded in the mountains ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

Hokkaido, Japan is among the most attractive winter destinations for Filipinos and tourists from around the world with its ...

Obihiro, Hokkaido Obihiro City has seen the highest fresh accumulation of snow over a 12-hour period since Japan started taking statistics. 120 centimeters was recorded overnight Monday through ...

The snow also caused closures of post offices and other distribution services, delaying deliveries within Hokkaido and to destinations across Japan. Hokkaido officials called on the residents and ...

As Japan celebrates another winter of epic snowfall, our writer discovers some of the world’s best skiing on it’s northernmost island ...