The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about closures and opening date delays at ski resorts ...

In Hokkaido, Hakodate City Tram's snowplow car called Sasara Densha had a test run on November 13 to prepare for the snowy ...

Japanese weather officials say a winter-type pressure pattern combined with a powerful cold air mass will push down ...

There are only two species of mammal known to make long-term dens under snow: the polar bear and the Ussurian tube-nosed bat.

WhitcombeRD/ Skiers on a piste and chairlifts in Grand Hirafu, Niseko For years, I'd heard about Japow: that uniquely dry and ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

BIBAI, Hokkaido—A data center here that uses snow to cool down its heated servers ... has tested abalone, sea urchin, Japanese mustard spinach, cherry tomatoes and other products.

Join me in Hokkaido, Japan, as I enjoy a piping hot bowl of snow crab ramen—in the snow! Known for its incredibly fresh seafood and hearty bowls of ramen, Hokkaido offers the perfect backdrop ...