More than 20 people have died in heavy snowfalls in Japan since February (see video above). Six of them died while clearing ...

Accompanied by mountain guides, Japan-based writer Ally Hongo walks ... on their journeys of enlightenment but also regular people seeking a connection to their past and hope for the future.

Japan's Niigata Prefecture, according to local reports. Local police reported that a group of three or four people had been caught in an avalanche in a backcountry area in the snowy mountains of ...

More than 200,000 people are expected to make the trek up Japan's iconic mountain over the 10-week season. And local authorities are trying to figure out how to deal with all the congestion.