Frozen pants stand on their own
Hokkaido has 79 cm of snow on the ground and minus 30 degrees, cold enough to freeze clothing into stand-alone sculpture...
read moreSapporo Snow Festival kicks off amid coronavirus concerns
The annual Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off in Hokkaido amid concerns over the new coronavirus.
read moreSnow falls west of Tokyo
Some parts of Japan's Kanto and Koshin regions, west of Tokyo, are hit with over 30cm of snow.
read moreChibanian geologic age
A geologic age has been named Chibanian, derived from a geological stratum discovered in Chiba Prefecture.
read moreHokkaido receives most snow this winter
The capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido receives the largest amount of snowfall this winter.
read moreMinus 25 degrees in Hokkaido
Inland areas of Hokkaido including Etanbetsu and Horokanai record temperatures near minus 25 degrees, the coldest this y...
read more1,800 pigs to be culled in Okinawa after swine fever outbreak
Some 1,800 pigs at a farm in Okinawa Prefecture will be culled after hog cholera infection is confirmed there for the fi...
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