The total amount of losses exceeded ¥1.1 billion last year, increasing more than ¥300 million from the previous year.

Japanese weather officials say snow and winds are intensifying in various parts of the country due to an inflow of the season ...

Heavy snowfall continued Wednesday along the Sea of Japan coast as the season's strongest cold front disrupted rail services ...

The weather agency warned of blizzards, high waves and hazardous road conditions through the weekend, urging residents to ...

The heaviest snowfall of the season is continuing mainly on the Sea of Japan side Wednesday, due to the cold wave that has flowed into Japan. It is expected to continue through Sunday.

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.

Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, will visit nuclear power plants in Japan on Feb.

Rafael Grossi will visit Tepco's Fukushima No. 1 power plant and an interim storage facility for soil from radiation ...

The strongest cold wave of this winter is expected to move into the skies over Japan, most likely bringing heavy snowfall ...

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. pic.twitter.com/vAg1vopSHu— ...

Weather officials in Japan are warning that the most powerful cold spell so far this winter will bring heavy snowfall to ...