In March 2025, the government of Japan announced initial guidelines for how they plan to evacuate 110,000 residents and ...

YAMAGATA -- This northern Japan prefecture's status as having the nation's highest voter turnout is under threat, as snow and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At night, the Zao Snow Monsters are illuminated with colored lights so visitors can continue to marvel them after dark. Photograph ...

The Japanese government has asked prefectures to lead efforts to secure hotels as shelters during large-scale disasters. Guidelines drawn up by the Cabinet Office call on local officials, mainly at ...