At 5 p.m., the line outside Ohyokkuri has already begun to form. The traditional izakaya, or pub, is so popular that people start waiting outside for half an hour before it opens to get a seat. On the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan offers some of the world's best skiing and snowboarding for those looking to change up their routine, due to the reliability ...

I am somewhere in the trees. Thigh-deep in powder. Stomping through the snow. Not riding my board as I should be but carrying it. Muttering to myself about taking the wrong line and getting stuck, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At Yeti Snow Resort in Japan, a twist on the typical Japan powder experience is unfolding. Instead of the traditional natural snow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hakuba Valley, in the Japanese Alps, is made up of 10 ski areas. - Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images At 5 p.m., the line outside ...

These are Niseko problems. The powder capital of Asia, and some say the world. Japan, long revered as a powder Mecca, has faced a chilling reality in recent years: warming winters, diminished snowfall ...