Russia's Far East was buried under metres of snow by its heaviest snowfall in 60 years on Tuesday as a winter blast swept across Asia, dusting Shanghai white and grounding flights in Japan's northwest ...

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Heavy snow and strong winds have forced airlines in Japan to cancel more than 100 flights on Tuesday, mainly on routes to and ...

Gold medal hopefuls in snowboarding and wheelchair curling will be Japan's flagbearers at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Paralympics.

New Chitose Airport near Sapporo was the worst hit, making up 49 of ANA’s 56 cancelled flights. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

In Japan, the ages of 25 and 42 are the most unlucky for men. Fortunately, there is a 300-year-old solution. It involves ...

The snowboard halfpipe and slopestyle results at the 2026 Laax Open serve as a preview for the level of competition we'll see ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will call a national election on February 8, her first major test since ...

Some localities could be hit repeatedly by snowfall, and heavy snows might also be observed on the Pacific side of Honshu, ...

New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has become a favorite to defend her women's slopestyle title at the upcoming ...

People living mainly from nothern to western Japan along the Sea of Japan coast are advised against going out from Jan. 21-25 ...

Snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal in the sport’s first Olympic race, has died after being trapped in an ...