Tohoku Shinkansen services also were temporarily suspended between Sendai and Morioka stations. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

One person has died and four more have been seriously injured due to heavy snow in parts of Japan, according to the Fire and ...

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains on some sections between Mikawa-Anjo near Nagoya in central Japan and Osaka are operating at ...

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 ...

Due to the coldest wave of the season, the Japanese archipelago experienced heavy snow mainly on the Sea of Japan coast Feb.

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

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

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka are likely to operate at a slower speed than usual on ...

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

Another strong cold spell is expected to hit wide areas of Japan over the weekend, bringing heavy snow mainly along the Sea of Japan coast. Forecasters also expect heavy snow in flatlands around the ...

After almost cancelling a popular annual snow festival due to unseasonable January warmth, record-breaking snowfall has hit ...