The forecast for the 2025 cherry blossom season, which will commence in mid-March and extend through mid-May, has been ...

The Japanese writer’s short-story collection “No One Knows” shows why he was the master of melancholy.

I visited Aomori city, the snowiest city in the world to show you what life is like there. In part 1 you'll see how Aomori ...

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.

One person has died and four more have been seriously injured due to heavy snow in parts of Japan, according to the Fire and ...

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video was shot in Tsugaru City, located on the west coast of the Tsugaru Peninsula, ...

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Neighboring municipalities have grown irate over a surprise plan to build an interim storage facility here for spent nuclear ...

AOMORI -- Towering "snow monster" ice-covered trees in Aomori's Hakkoda mountains are now at their most spectacular, drawing visitors from around the world.

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Kokeshi dolls are traditional Japanese wooden figures that originated in the Tohoku region almost 150 years ago. Crafted ...

New Japan Pro-Wrestling held its NJPW Road to the New Beginning event on February 1 from Aomori City General Gymnasium in ...