There’s so much snow on the ground in Hokkaido, Japan, that it’s blocking the doors and windows of homes and businesses on ...

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 ...

This is due, in part, to a phenomenon called sea-effect snow. What happened: Beginning Monday, heavy snow hammered parts of Japan, particularly the northernmost main island, Hokkaido, and along ...

This divine powder, known as “Japow,” is the result of Siberian Arctic wind sweeping across the Sea ... Hokkaido: Powder paradise with a Western touch For many skiers, Hokkaido, Japan ...

A powerful low-pressure system is unleashing record-breaking snowfall along Hokkaido’s Pacific coast ... in the northern regions along the Sea of Japan, the cold air mass is also pushing ...

But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest ... of the slope is a panoramic view of the Sea of Japan. Since late last month, City Hall ...

Drift ice, the annual winter spectacle that draws tour boats in Japan’s northern ... A study by Hokkaido University researchers has shown that floating ice in the Sea of Okhotsk is not only ...

TOKYO – The strongest cold wave of this winter is expected to move into the skies over Japan, most likely bringing heavy snowfall mainly on the Sea of Japan ... to be 50cm in Hokkaido, 40cm ...

As the strongest cold front of the winter moves into the skies over Japan, widespread heavy snowfall is predicted for regions along the Sea of Japan ... amount for the Hokkaido, Kinki and ...