Japan probably isn't the first country you think of for a ski vacation, but perhaps it should be as this Asian nation boasts ...

Japan enjoys mythical status among skiers and snowboarders. Its culture, excellent food, efficient transport and futuristic ...

In winter, Japan’s northernmost main island Hokkaido is a place of snow-covered forests and white-crested volcanoes mirrored ...

TOKYO — 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 government ...

The future F-35A jet squadron on Hokkaido will be Japan's fifth unit operating the stealth aircraft, the defense ministry ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period, Memuro ...

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia early Wednesday Credit: AP ...

A power line connecting the northern Japan island of Hokkaido and the country's Honshu main island caught fire, Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday. According to the power line ...

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after a preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake reported at 4:15 a.m. HST on Monday, Dec.