forecasting

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released its long-range outlook for the 2025–26 winter (December–February), giving snow-watchers their first official glimpse of what’s ahead. And while there are early signs …
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The Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) has released its highly anticipated seasonal forecast for the upcoming winter season, and, much to the relief of skiers, it bears little resemblance to last …
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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released its seasonal forecast for the 2023/24 winter season (December-February), and the numbers aren’t likely to impress the snowsports community.

While last year’s ski …
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There’s been a lot hype around this ski season, and it’s hardly a surprise. Tourists were locked out of Japan for the better part of three years, and have endured …
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Last week we heard that Japan might be days away from announcing a game-changing tourism update, this week the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has predicted a snowier than average 2022/23 …
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The release of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) winter forecast has become an annual reminder for us that the ski season is just around the corner. And after last year’s …
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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released its forecast for the 2020/21 winter season, indicating that above average snowfall and colder than average temperatures are a likely outcome for resorts …
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The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued its seasonal forecast for winter 2018/19, covering December 2018–February 2019. After a 2017/18 winter that was considered once of the best in recent history, …
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“Japanuary” is living up to its name, with ski resorts around the country set to benefit from snowstorms that have closed two runways at Narita Airport and prompted Japan’s Meteorological …
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Niseko is expected to receive up to 120 cm of snow over the next seven days, in what will likely be one of the strongest starts to the season in …
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