Authorities in Japan are urging people across wide areas to stay alert for heavy snow. They say the Sea of Japan coast is especially at risk, and transport disruptions are likely.

Heavy snow has swept across areas along the Sea of Japan coast, with some regions expected to see snow depths surpassing 80 centimeters. In Uonuma City of Niigata Prefecture, which is about four-hour ...

In the 24 hours leading up to Thursday morning, Niigata Prefecture, the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions and Gifu Prefecture could see up to 70 centimetres of snow.

A 24-year-old woman died after being found buried in snow while snowboarding at a ski resort in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Monday. Police said that at around 10 a.m., Sae Mizukami, a university ...

Akita, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures are known for their ... They also took advantage of the snow to bleach their fabrics. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Sheila Cliffe explores the ...

An 83-year-old man fell to his death while removing snow from the roof of a house in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Saturday. A neighbor called 119 just before 10 a.m. and said that a man had ...

MYOKO, Niigata Prefecture--This mountain city is known as the training site for Aoyama Gakuin University, a powerhouse in the annual New Year’s Hakone Ekiden long-distance relay road race.

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