Aida has a network of fellow yokai enthusiasts around Japan. When he is called upon to ... “There is a plan to hold a ceremony to pray for snow.” “Is there anyone out there who is an ...

Rescuers are trying to free more than 1,000 vehicles which have been stranded on a highway for two days after a heavy snow storm struck Japan. Authorities have distributed food, fuel and blankets ...

“Because it was an introduction, I tried to include kappa, ‘yuki onna’ (the snow woman ... Meyer feels the yokai craze continues to grow outside Japan. He organized autograph-signing ...

TOKYO-Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations and disrupting train travel, leaving at least one person dead. An ...

Snow is magical stuff ... In April of 2024 I travelled to Japan on a mission to film the mass ‘bat resurrection’ that occurs when temperatures rise. One spring evening in 2013, two scientists ...

extending a record for no snow in October, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. On Wednesday, the peak's snowcap ...

Deities are not the only help the Japanese rely upon in times of distress and hardship. In this episode, we journey through the islands of Japan, listening to the mysterious messages of yokai.