Skiing great Hermann Maier won four medals at the Olympics - and suffered one of the Games' most terrifying high-speed ...

Hakuba, Japan Info from Licensor: "The skier was aware of a possible avalanche and received information by radio from friends ...

This is the hilarious moment a snow lift took out two slope users at the same time when it whacked them both on the head. Footage shows a cable chair passing by and striking the two holidaymakers at ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

TOKYO >> Hotels and restaurants in the popular Hakuba ski resort village are packed to capacity amid a surge in international tourists on the slopes, and visitors to the village are expected to grow ...

A curated guide to essential gear, from technical layers to looking suave at après, by the brands that define winter in Japan ...

Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

Japan was the top cross-border destination for Chinese tourists during the eight-day Lunar New Year holiday through Feb. 4, ...

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.

Just days before the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Team Philippines suffered a setback as snowboarder Adrian Lee ...

The 20-athlete squad headed for Harbin, China’s foremost winter destination, is the biggest so far for the Philippines, ...

Many of these visitors transfer to buses at Nagano Station and head for the slopes at Hakuba, Tsugaike Kogen and other ski resorts. Other nearby popular destinations include the Snow Monkey Park, ...