AOMORI -- 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 white stuff on either side. Snow is being removed ...

The Meteorological Agency said global warming contributed to the record snowfall in northern and eastern Japan last month.

Japanese weather officials say a rapidly growing low-pressure system is intensifying winds across the country, bringing windstorms and snow to areas along the Pacific in Hokkaido.

A low-pressure system is expected to bring rough weather including strong winds, rain and snow in eastern and northern Japan on Wednesday.

As of 4 p.m. on Dec. 27, the agency said 308 centimeters of snow had accumulated in the Sukayu district of Aomori, the capital of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. In Tsunan town, Niigata ...

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 ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is urging caution regarding roads freezing over and traffic disruptions due to ...

The fires, which quickly burned hundreds of hectares, erupted just days after massive wildfires in northern Japan burnt almost ... Experts blamed dry weather and dried fallen leaves on the forest ...

The fires, which quickly burned hundreds of hectares, erupted just days after massive wildfires in northern Japan burnt almost 3,000 hectares, nearly a tenth of the land in the area. Six homes were ...