Cities throughout Japan continued to see yellow sand in the air on Wednesday, with the weather agency predicting the phenomenon to last through Thursday morning, having started on Tuesday.

Seasonal yellow sand is expected to blow across wide areas from northern to western Japan on April 12 and 13, creating a possible hazard for transportation systems, the Japan Meteorological Agency ...

Yellow sand from China's desert regions has reached parts of Japan. Weather officials expect that in the coming days sandstorms will hit wider areas of the country, possibly affecting traffic and ...

Yellow sand has been confirmed in several parts over the skies of western Japan and is expected to spread over a wide area from Kyushu to northeastern Japan through April 18, according to the ...

Fukuoka's city center looks hazy after yellow dust from mainland China hit Japan on the morning of April 12, in this photo taken in the city's Chuo Ward. (Mainichi/Yoshiyuki Hirakawa) Yellow dust ...

This screenshot from the Japan Meteorological Agency website shows predicted yellow dust concentrations near the surface at 6 p.m. on March 25, 2025. TOKYO -- Yellow dust carried by westerly winds ...