A snow-packed section that stretches about 37 kilometres was previously closed but traffic resumed on Tuesday for the first ...

A giant snow corridor has been plowed through the Northern Alps in central Japan. The route has reopened to traffic after being closed all winter.

Japan, a country well-acquainted with seismic activity, experiences roughly 1,500 earthquakes annually due to its location on ...

Hiking on the Nakasendo trail in the Gifu and Nagano Prefectures of central Japan, I encounter more Buddhist jizo statues ...

A sightseeing railway that runs through a scenic gorge in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, has partially reopened ... Operations are suspended every winter because of heavy snow.

Thank you for reporting this station. We will review the data in question. You are about to report this weather station for bad data. Please select the information that is incorrect.

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)--A strong earthquake jolted Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Friday night, registering up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the 10-notch Japanese seismic ...

The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.0, occurred at around 8:19 p.m. at a depth of about 10 kilometers in northern Nagano, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. There was no concern ...