After almost cancelling a popular annual snow festival due to unseasonable January warmth, record-breaking snowfall has hit ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and ...

The weather agency warned of blizzards, high waves and hazardous road conditions through the weekend, urging residents to ...

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.

An area of low pressure over the main island of Hokkaido in northern Japan caused record amounts of snow to fall in the ...

A city in Japan's Hokkaido sees almost4 feet of snow fall in only 12 hours:: saron17 via Instagram:: Obihiro, Japan:: 5, ...

Obihiro city in Hokkaido records 1.2 metres of snow in 12 hours, weather officials say. Video credit: saron17 via Instagram ...

The Pacific Ocean side of Hokkaido was hit by record-breaking snowfall from Monday night, under the influence of a developing ...

The season's most powerful cold air mass has been gripping Japan this week. As regions on the Sea of Japan coast are hit with ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. pic.twitter.com/vAg1vopSHu— ...

Weather officials in Japan are warning that the most powerful cold spell so far this winter will bring heavy snowfall to ...