The White House is nominating meteorologist Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA after he led the agency on an acting basis during ...

Weather officials say a low pressure system and moist air caused record snowfall in Obihiro City in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ...

A staggering amount of snow landed in Obihiro, in Japan's northern Hokkaido island, with residents taking to the streets with ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

Record-breaking snowfall has struck Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, causing significant disruptions in transportation and ...

In Obihiro, a record-breaking snowfall of 129 centimetres (4 feet) was detected on Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological Agency ...

The Hokkaido prefectural government said record-breaking snowfall has been observed especially in the eastern regions of the ...

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation from intense heat due to metamorphism. Researchers tackled this by using ...

Japan's space agency signed an agreement on Friday with Kumamoto Prefecture to realize the practical application of a program that can estimate the extent of damage to buildings caused by earthquakes ...

But there they are, and approaching fast: the Japan Meteorological Corporation recently released its second 2025 sakura forecast, giving us a good picture of when to schedule cherry blossom ...

Last August the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first megaquake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. It said that the ...