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

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

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

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 Northern Hemisphere is welcoming Spring 2025 on March 20, also known as the vernal equinox. The jump into spring has come ...

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 ...

The sands could reduce visibility in western and northern Japan to less than 10km, while some areas may see visibility of just 5km, according to the weather agency. “If visibility falls to less ...

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief. The blaze around the northern city of Ofunato has ...

Located roughly 2.5 hours from Tokyo by train in Niigata prefecture, Myoko, along with the more famed Japanese ski resorts of ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution due to icy roads and traffic disruptions. Unstable weather conditions ... while 3 cm are expected in the northern Tama area of Tokyo, 3 ...

That makes it Japan's largest wildfire since 1975 when 2,700 hectares burned in Kushiro on northern Hokkaido island ... under control," the official said. Snow is expected overnight, changing ...