Associated Press photographers captured the most exciting moments of the first six days of the Asian Winter Games, including ...

Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Like ...

Kyoto, Japan - January 10, 2025 Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2025, shows Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion temple, dusted with snow in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

The snowfall will stick around a while because the storm will be followed by the strongest cold blast of the winter season, with the lowest temperatures Tuesday, Jan. 21 through Thursday, Jan. 23 and ...