It's ice floe season! Weather officials in Abashiri City in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, announced that ice ...

A Japanese fishing boat carrying five people capsized off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Sunday, leaving two ...

The Japanese island of Hokkaido is drowning in snow. Within twelve hours, more snow fell on the island than ever before. The snow festival in Sapporo began at the same time.

A Japanese fishing boat carrying five people capsized off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Sunday, leaving two ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

Japan's industry ministry has designated the country's first "specified area" for Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage, or CCS.

But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan’s ongoing battle against overtourism. Local authorities recently deployed ...

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

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.

Changes in ocean currents stemming from global warming have led to a sharp increase in endangered Japanese eel larvae ...

TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries on Tuesday. The Hokkaido prefectural ...