A cold wave is once again approaching Japan. Japanese weather officials say a strong winter pressure pattern is expected to ...

For Yoko Toshima, winter hits harder these days. “Perhaps it is because I am getting older, but the way the snow falls seems more extreme than before,” she said. During the warmer months, the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is being blamed for dozens of deaths nationwide. As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, ...

Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported at least 12 of the deaths had been recorded in Niigata Prefecture.