Every year the northern half of Asia is transformed by snow and ice. Here an array of remarkable creatures defy some of the ...

The thirty-five foot tower was erected in 1919, replacing a log structure built in 1911 in response to the destruction of Long Lake West (Sabattis). Restored in 2004, the tower offers a 360-degree ...

Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest snowless period in 130 years. By Yan Zhuang and Hisako Ueno Hisako ...

After an unusually long wait, Japan's Mount Fuji has finally been covered with snow. The delay aligns with the trend of rising global temperatures, which has led to an increase in hot temperatures.

Japan, a giant in the world of snow, currently lies sleeping under just a light dusting upon its high peaks. Things don’t really turn on here until mid-late December, although some resorts at high ...

The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain are usually dusted in snow by early October, but as of Tuesday the summit has remained bare – raising the alarm of the impacts of the climate crisis on ...

If you missed the initial outlook for the Japan snow season it’s available here and worth checking out for the details on what should be a good winter. Things have changed a little, but it’s still ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --Snow fell on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji on Wednesday, breaking the longest dry spell since records began atop the peak of the dormant volcano, which at 12,388 feet is the country's ...

Q: Don't ski resorts attract a lot of foreign visitors to Japan? A: Yes. The light, fine "powder snow" in Japan is globally renowned for its excellent skiing quality, a well-known example being ...

Snow Park Yeti resort on Mt Fuji is usually the first resort in Japan to open each winter, typically spinning lifts by mid-October, but while the resort managed to open this week on October 25 ...

Besides being the café mascot, the Japanese snow fairy is slowly becoming Hokkaido’s unofficial prefectural bird. This tiny elusive and incredibly cute bird looks like a snowball and is quite tricky ...