SAPPORO--The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of the nation’s biggest ... the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Hokkaido after the turn of the year, the executive committee ...

The heavy snow and traffic disruptions came just as a popular snow festival began in Sapporo in southern Hokkaido, although ...

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are ...