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

while decreasing overall snowfalls in Japan, researchers found. “People will need to be more vigilant for avalanches and traffic disruptions in mountainous areas with higher risk of heavy snow ...

Heavy snow is falling in areas along the Sea of Japan coast, including communities in Ishikawa Prefecture that are trying to recover from the New Year’s Day earthquake. The coldest air mass so ...