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TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency said heavy snow is expected to fall mainly along the country's Sea of Japan coast on Wednesday and will continue to blanket the area until around ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

Heavy snow and strong winds have forced airlines in Japan to cancel more than 100 flights on Tuesday, mainly on routes to and ...

In Japan, the ages of 25 and 42 are the most unlucky for men. Fortunately, there is a 300-year-old solution. It involves ...

The meteorological agency says a powerful winter pressure pattern is expected to affect the country starting on Wednesday, as a developing low-pressure system over the Sea of Japan will move east. In ...

The mountains had always been a place of wonder for this Olympic snowboarder and 1998 Nagano bronze medalist in giant slalom.

Twice Olympic gold medallist Chloe Kim is already one of the greatest snowboarders in the history of the sport and will aim ...

The snow sports world is mourning the loss of Ueli Kestenholz, the Swiss snowboarder who helped define his discipline on the ...

In Nagano, Japan in 1998, he won bronze in the parallel giant slalom, making the first snowboard podium in Olympic history.

Ueli Kestenholz, bronze medalist at the 1998 Nagano Games, lost his life after being trapped in the snow and despite being ...

The former snowboarder and Nagano 1998 Winter Games bronze medallist was killed on Sunday, aged 50, after being swept away and buried in snow while ...