The nationwide autumn average was 1.97 degrees Celsius ... heavy snow is anticipated in parts of the Sea of Japan coast, including earthquake-affected areas in the Noto Peninsula.

Heavy snowfall continued Wednesday along the Sea of Japan coast as the season's strongest cold front disrupted rail services in central Japan and air traffic, with the weather agency warning of more ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...