NAKADOMARI, Aomori Prefecture—Conquering the Tsugaru Strait between the main island of Honshu and Hokkaido is one of the open water swimming challenges across the globe known as the Oceans Seven.

The city of Aomori, located in Aomori Prefecture, in the far north of Japan’s main island, Honshu, is the snowiest city in the world. It receives an average of 312 inches—about eight metres, or 26 ...

Aomori Prefecture is the second largest scallop producing area in Japan, after Hokkaido. Scallops from Mutsu Bay are thick-fleshed, fragrant and in heavy demand in markets. Takada has a dire ...

which already connects Hokkaido with Shin-Aomori Station on the Japanese mainland. During tunneling, workers encountered significant groundwater flows -- up to 15 cubic meters per minute in some ...

A powerful cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern are bringing freezing temperatures to much of Japan and heavy snow to ...

and many roads were closed on Tuesday in Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu. In some parts of the country, an especially snowy winter continues. Aomori City is reported to have spent the largest budget ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern brought snow along the Sea of Japan ...

As forecasting is not always that precise, nature photographers often want to get a jump on the full-bloom schedule by ...

Japan’s cherry blossoms, a hallmark of spring, are expected to bloom on schedule this year, with Tokyo’s first flowers ...