Hundreds of motorists remain stranded on the Kan-etsu Expressway that connects Niigata Prefecture and Tokyo after heavy overnight snow from Dec. 16 paralyzed traffic. As of noon on Dec.

Instead, the Yukinohako facility is naturally cooled using snow – an abundant local material in this mountainous part of Niigata Prefecture ... aren't separated by a wall but by steel containers ...

Heavy snow warnings were issued for Niigata and Nagano prefectures as blizzard-like conditions are expected to continue along the Sea of Japan coast into New Year’s Day, the Japan Meteorological ...