The days start getting longer, while the coldest part of winter is yet to come ... useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

SUWA, Nagano -- A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture splits to create a mountain rangelike crease, has not appeared for the ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ... It would only appear after days of frigid temperatures had frozen Lake Suwa ...

TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): Japan is facing a concurrent increase ... to take prevention measures as temperatures fall during winter. For the week ending Dec 8, the number of new influenza ...

Still, without hesitation, and a massive bag of Benadryl in my suitcase, I flew to Tokyo (Hanada Airport) to meet up with a group that would be traveling through East Hokkaido for a week. While we saw ...

The agency said La Nina brought colder-than-average weather to Japan last winter. However, the latest forecast said there is a 50-percent chance the phenomenon will end by February. Takafumi Umeda ...