Local authorities and resorts in Japan's winter destinations are struggling to prevent a surge of stranded foreign backcountry skiers and snowboarders, some of whom require rescue operations. Japan's ...

FILE PHOTO: A local police official hands out safety brochures at a ski resort in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture in Japan in January 2026. - Kyodo via Bernam NAGANO, Japan: Japanese local authorities and ...

A bridge so steep it's been dubbed the 'rollercoaster bridge' is located in Japan and sees thousands of vehicles cross it daily. Often regarded as one of the steepest in the world, the Eshima Ohashi ...

The debut of the men's ⁠super team ski jumping event at the Milano Cortina Olympics has prompted mixed emotions among the Japanese athletes, with some questioning whether the format truly belongs on ...

A Housing Japan Group Company, Resort Japan K.K., announces the grand opening of Cedars Hotel on Sunday, February 15, 2026, in Hakuba Valley, Nagano, Japan. Located in the Tsugaike area of Otari ...

Japanese ski jumper Ren Nikaido, left, poses with his men's large hill silver medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Games at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 14, 2026. Domen Prevc ...

Japanese ski jumper Nikaido Ren won the silver medal at the men's large hill individual event in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Saturday. It is Nikaido's third medal at these Games ...

[BEIJING] Chen Yang and her family have, in recent years, flown from China’s Guangdong province to Japan for an annual ski trip to Hokkaido. This season, she cancelled their trip and will stay home ...

A climber checking out inside a frost-covered tree, also known as ‘snow monsters’, while others wait for him at the Zao mountains near Yamagata in northern Japan. — AP A month of heavy snowfall has ...

Japanese ski jumpers (from left) Nozomi Maruyama, Ryoyu Kobayashi, Sara Takanashi and Ren Nikaido pose with their mixed team bronze medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium ...

Japan's ski jumping mixed team won bronze at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday. The sport has been contested since the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, and this was Japan's ...