A rugged feast straight from the wild! Two succulent rabbits, slow-cooked over an open fire in the heart of the snow-covered mountains. The crisp mountain air, the crackling flames, and the rich, ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

SAPPORO, Feb 5 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off as an elaborate weeklong affair on Feb 4, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, ...

In Hokkaido, which has been hit by a severe cold wave in recent days, a video captured the moment when one of two deer ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A ...

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 ...

Obihiro, Hokkaido, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--The southeastern part of Hokkaido saw record snow from Monday evening to Tuesday morning as a developing low-pressure system over the Sea of Japan ...

Hokkaido has been having record snowfall this season, mainly in the Tokachi region. The prefecture also had heavy snow back in the winter season from late 2021 into early 2022. At the time ...

The heavy snow and traffic disruptions came just as a popular snow festival began in Sapporo in southern Hokkaido, although the city did not face major disruptions. Television footage showed ...

In the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday morning, heavy snow is expected, with up to 50 cm in Hokkaido, 40 cm in Hokuriku, 30 cm in Tohoku, 25 cm in Gifu Prefecture, 20 cm in Kinki, Chugoku, and Niigata ...

This striking weather map shows snow is expected across a 570-mile stretch of the UK in just one week. Temperatures exceeded 10C in some parts of the UK on Monday, including on the Isles Of Scilly ...