At least 169 people were injured in Kanto area, which includes Tokyo, after heavy snow hit eastern and northern Japan early on Monday.
Some 26 people were injured after heavy snow hit eastern and northern Japan early Monday with parts of expressway being closed, flights cancelled and Shinkansen bullet train services suspended.
A powerful winter storm moving across the eastern U.S. is bringing heavy snow from parts of the Ohio Valley to the Northeast Thursday and puts 94 million people under Winter Storm Warning or Winter Weather Advisory, U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) said.
An airliner from Atlanta skidded off a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport Thursday and crashed through a fence before coming to rest at the edge of frigid waters, as a treacherous snow storm reaching from Texas to New England affected 94 million people.
The bitter winter weather in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, may not suit everyone who lives there, but it's perfect for snow and ice artist Su Shi.
Most areas of the United Sates have been gripped by severe wintry weather characterized by heavy snowfall and drastic temperature drops since the weekend, with a dozen of states recording temperatures falling below freezing.
Heavy snowfall severely disrupted transportation services in Tokyo Friday with snow-related fatalities also recorded in parts of central and southwestern Japan as the Japan Meteorological Agency warns that both eastern and western parts of the country should also brace for heavy snow again this weekend.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for all of New York State, effective immediately as a winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, ice, and freezing rain to communities in both the upstate and downstate regions.
Traffic and schools have been hit in northeast China's Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces as a blizzard closed expressways and schools and delayed flights.
Main roads in New Zealand's central North Island remain closed on Wednesday due to snow in the second day of a cold snap that has moved up the country.
The 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off Saturday.More than 100 activities will be presented, categorized into 5 parts including tourism, arts, sports, economy and trade, and culture.
Heavy snow has been battering Xilin Gol grassland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for two months, affecting more than eight million farmers and herdsmen.