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 ...

Authorities in Japan are urging people across wide areas to stay alert for heavy snow. They say the Sea of Japan coast is ...

The snowstorm could cause poor visibility and storm surges in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region until Feb. 17, it added. Heavy snow is expected on the Sea of Japan side from Hokkaido to the Kyushu ...

AS snow season sets in in earnest in the ... one great destination not too far away is Hokkaido, Japan. Niseko Village at the foot of 1,308m Mount Niseko Annupuri offers excellent skiing and ...