When Japan pops up in conversation, oftentimes either Tokyo or Kyoto are the destinations top of mind. And while the attention for both is well deserved, there’s so much more to the country than ...

SAPPORO, Japan— When was the first time you ... There’s a famous landmark located in the town of Biei called the Blue Pond, which the locals refer to as a “happy accident.” ...

Aoiike - Hokkaido's Blue Pond - is located near Shirogane Onsen in Biei Town. The blueish white surface and withered ... we covered the significant sights and areas people visit in Japan's northern ...

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 ...

Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...

The 43-year-old infielder will suit up for the Japan Breeze in the Caribbean Series ... Mariners back in 2012 before joining the Toronto Blue Jays in 2013. Over the next three seasons, Kawasaki ...

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 ...

Parts of Hokkaido in northern Japan have received a record amount of snow in recent hours, as a low pressure system is rapidly developing around the country. The Meteorological Agency says a ...

Before Hokkaido was Hokkaido, it was known to mainland Japan as Ezo. Further back still, indigenous Ainu communities referred to the northern expanse as Ainu Mosir, a name they had used for untold ...

Weather officials say a low pressure system and moist air caused record snowfall in Obihiro City in Hokkaido, northern Japan, from late Monday through Tuesday morning. The Meteorological Agency ...