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

Northern Japan received record snowfall on February 4. The city of Obihiro observed 124 centimetres of snowfall in 24 hours ...

Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

Vail Daily reporter John LaConte explores the mountains in the Akita prefecture of Japan with Japan Ski Tours, local guides ...

A running contest at a ski resort in northern Japan has featured competitors dressed as tyrannosaurus, triceratops and other dinosaurs.

A man died and two were injured in a stabbing attack at a train station in Nagano, a popular ski resort in central Japan, police said. The incident, suspected to be a random attack with no one ...

Vail Daily reporter John LaConte snowboards through the trees at the Kamui Ski Links, a municipally owned ski resort in ...

From October 2024, the land ministry has been gathering opinions on Hokkaido’s alpine adventurers with an eye toward ...

It’s been over a decade since skiing and riding in Japan hit the American consciousness, and besides from the pandemic, interest has not slowed much—especially with the recent very weak yen to ...

The 2024-25 winter ski season boasts record snowfall across alpine regions, including Japan's Niseko with a 70-year high of ...