A heart‑melting clip shows a baby snow monkey swimming at The Snow Monkey Park (Jigokudani Monkey Park), the world‑famous ...

Using data from the Japan Meteorological Agency, The Yomiuri Shimbun analysed the daily lowest temperatures between January 1 ...

Ueli Kestenholz, an Olympic bronze medalist and decorated Swiss snowboarder, has died in his native country after being ...

Ski holidays are, for the most part, a truly fantastic way to spend a break away – but like any other type of travel experience, there can be bumps along the way.

Japan has always been a hot spot, come winter, spring or summer. Tours to the country, though aplenty, mostly cover the ...

Almost every winter for hundreds of years, a mystical phenomenon known as “Omiwatari” or “Miwatari” would occur on Lake Suwa ...

Isao Yamazaki is still searching for the remains of his father and his father’s comrades, who died in battle during World War II on Tinian, a small island in the Northern Marianas.

Japan Airlines Cargo (JALCARGO) and JR East are launching a new rail-air cargo service, the JAL de Hako-byun service, on 13 ...

The expressway is four lanes for almost its entire length and rises to an altitude of 1,015 metres above sea level.

One of the showcase events at the Winter Olympics will be hockey, where NHL players are back for the first time since 2014 ...