A massive snowstorm hit Hokkaido, Japan, bringing flights to a halt and cancelling hundreds of trains. Sapporo experienced nearly half a metre of snow in just 24 hours, forcing schools to close and paralyzing parts of northern Japan. Watch the latest updates and extreme weather coverage.

Snowstorm Slams Hokkaido: Flights Grounded, Sapporo Buried Under Heavy Snow

With the yen continuing to weaken and a boom in inbound tourists, businesses in Japan are thinking about implementing a dual pricing system for foreign tourists and locals.

Japanese businesses weigh dual pricing and local discounts amid rising foreign visitor numbers

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck northern Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on Sunday evening, as per Japan Meteorological Agency. The earthquake's epicentre was off the coast of the town of Urakawa.

Strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude jolts Japan’s Hokkaido

Palaeontologists have unearthed a new genus of therizinosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. Dubbed Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus, this new species of dinosaur roamed around the shores of Asia between 66 million and 145 million years ago.

New dinosaur species found in Japan; had massive sword-like claws

Ice crisis is taking place in Japan and the winter has been normal than usual and there is no snow. The ice sculptures in the Hokkaido snow festival are melting. Watch report:

Ice crisis in Japan, Snow festival sculptures melting in Hokkaido

A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The moderate quake hit at a depth of eight kilometres, 107 kilometres northeast of Shibetsu.

5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Hokkaido:  US Geological Survey

The suits, which are being filed in Tokyo and elsewhere in Japan, come after the first such legal action by a victim earlier this year

Three more victims sue Japan government over forced sterilisation

Although the drills are not related to the latest tension on the Korean peninsula, it is taking place as unease between North Korea and the US are escalating

US, Japan conduct joint military drill in Hokkaido

The drills are not related to the latest tension on the Korean peninsula but are taking place as tensions between North Korea and the US are escalating

US, Japanese troops hold live fire drill in northern Japan

One of the storms is expected to make landfall in central Japan on Monday morning, possibly close to Tokyo

Japan on alert with two typhoons expected to hit

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