Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

In Obihiro, a record-breaking snowfall of 129 centimetres (4 feet) was detected on Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological Agency ...

With snow also forecast for Tokyo's 23 wards and other flat areas, the agency is warning of possible traffic disruptions ...

Every winter Mount Rokko adds a snow park to its many leisure facilities. A short train ride and cable car from downtown Kobe ...

The Japanese government on Monday warned of heavy snowfall across a wide swathe along the Sea of Japan coast due to this ...

Heavy snowfall is expected to continue through the early morning of Friday in eastern Japan as a strong winter pressure ...

Keiichi Kagayama, a corporate officer at Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) in charge of high-speed rail projects outside Japan, noted in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun that the bullet ...

TOKYO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snow hit Sea of Japan coastal areas in northern, central and western Japan on Friday, disrupting bullet train operations and forcing the closure of some sections ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rail fans bid farewell to one of Japan's iconic "Doctor Yellow" bullet trains, used to diagnose faults on ...