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 parts of Japan.

Heavy snowfall continued Wednesday along the Sea of Japan coast as the season's strongest cold front disrupted rail services ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and ...

A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system has brought record-breaking snowfall to Japan's Hokkaido, with Obihiro City witnessing over 1 meter of snow.

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

Record-breaking snowfall has struck Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, causing significant disruptions in transportation and ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

The end of the rainy (Baiu) season in the Kanto region and northern Japan is induced by a "convection jump," known as the ...

Japan is closely watching currency market positions, including those built on speculative bets, because volatility in exchange rates is undesirable, its top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on ...