You've heard of lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes. Check out what a larger sea and bitter cold air helped to generate in ...

There’s so much snow on the ground in Hokkaido, Japan, that it’s blocking the doors and windows of homes and businesses on ...

Hokkaido officials urged people to stay inside ... generating streamers of sea-effect snow that are deposited along the slopes and mountains of Japan. "Think of it as U.S. lake-effect snow on ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

The Japan Meteorological Agency extended its heavy snowfall warning to around Feb. 9, mainly on the Sea of Japan side, after ...

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The ...

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.

The strongest cold air mass of the season has intensified snow in many parts of Japan. Record snowfalls were observed in ...

The weather agency warned of blizzards, high waves and hazardous road conditions through the weekend, urging residents to ...