People in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita are welcoming tourists with a traditional festival that features dozens of "kamakura" snow huts.

The government is eyeing the end of August for the water discharge in part to avoid the trawling period, which begins off Fukushima Prefecture in September. The senior officials also said Japan ...

Scantily clad shrine parishioners throw icy cold water on himself during the annual cold-endurance festival at Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Jan. 18. (AP Photo) ...

The Thai team’s World Water Festival sculpture secured second place at the 49th International Snow Sculpture Contest.

The Thai team’s ‘World Water Festival’ snow sculpture depicting mother and baby elephants in Songkran water festival wins the 2nd place at the 49th International Snow Sculpture Contest in Sapporo, ...