A system of road sprinklers using geothermally heated water helps with snow and ice removal in Japan to keep citizens safe in ...

Severe winter weather can strike unexpectedly, and the recent heavy snow in Saitama is a testament to this unpredictability. As of March 19, 2025, traffic disruptions are severely affecting the ...

Heavy snowfall expected in the Kanto ... According to the transport ministry and the Japan Meteorological Agency, precautionary road closures could be implemented on expressways and national ...

Snow fell on central Tokyo and the mountainous areas in the surrounding Kanto region in eastern Japan on March 19. As ...

A pedestrian walks in the snow near the Shibuya Station in Tokyo, Japan, March 19, 2025. Affected by cold air, Tokyo ushered in heavy snow on Wednesday. (Photo: Xinhua) A pedestrian is pictured ...

The transport ministry announced Tuesday that highways in the Tokyo metropolitan area will be closed as a preventive measure ahead of a forecast for heavy snow later in the day. The closures are ...

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)--Researchers found global warming helped bring extraordinarily heavy ... Japan Meteorological Agency, the city of Obihiro in the region had 120 centimeters of snow ...

TOKYO – Researchers have found that global warming contributed to the unusually heavy snowfall that hit Japan’s Tokachi ...

Ski resorts in Japan are prized for having some of the deepest, lightest powder around. A winter of exceptionally heavy ... The snow also forced Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort, about 12 miles by road ...

The Snow League’s world debut couldn’t have gone any ... The men’s semifinals on Saturday featured Olympic champion Ayumu Hirano of Japan going up against Totsuka in a heavy-weight battle of triple ...

As heavy snow blankets the Saitama region, traffic disruptions have escalated sharply, leading to significant closures of key expressways. The Japan Road Traffic Information Center reported hazardous ...