Researchers have uncovered a key mechanism behind Japan's extreme winter weather, revealing how distant climate patterns interact to intensify cold waves and heavy snowfall.

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are long, narrow bands of intense water vapor transport that move large amounts of moisture from low ...

November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago. The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain are ...

TOKYO - There is a 90% chance that the El Niño phenomenon will occur by the summer, Japan's weather bureau said on Tuesday.

This open access book presents the latest Japanese research for the projection of climate change impacts and the evaluation of adaptation policies, with a particular focus on the S-18 Project—a ...

Juhyo” ice monsters once inhabited a wide area of the Japanese archipelago but are steadily disappearing due to climate change.

When President Donald Trump initiated the exit of the United States from the Paris Agreement for the second time, the world was once again reminded of the role that rich, historically polluting ...

For more than a millennium, Japan has celebrated its samurai heritage with armoured horseriders charging through the ...