US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

Event held to celebrate 1,000th issue of JTB timetable

Event held to celebrate 1,000th issue of JTB timetable

SAITAMA, Japan - The cover pages of train timetables issued in Japan by major travel agency JTB Group and its predecessor since 1925 are displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on April 20. The 1,000th issue of the JTB timetable was published the same day, drawing attention from train-spotters in the country.

Japanese woman dies in bus accident in China

Japanese woman dies in bus accident in China

OSAKA, Japan - Kozo Suzuki (R), president of JTB Western Japan Corp., speaks to the media in Osaka late Dec. 28 after a sightseeing bus carrying a JTB Western Japan tourist group overturned in Yunnan, China, killing a 78-year-old Japanese woman and injuring more than 10 other fellow travelers.

Hokkaido town residents sell snowmen to tourists

Hokkaido town residents sell snowmen to tourists

Members of the "Hayakita Yukidaruma Kai" (Hayakita Snowman Group) make snowmen in the town of Abira, Hokkaido, on Jan. 22, 2015. They sell them to tourists, targeting Southeast Asian tourists, jointly with JTB Hokkaido Corp. in an effort to revitalize the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Event held to celebrate 1,000th issue of JTB timetable

Event held to celebrate 1,000th issue of JTB timetable

SAITAMA, Japan - The cover pages of train timetables issued in Japan by major travel agency JTB Group and its predecessor since 1925 are displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on April 20. The 1,000th issue of the JTB timetable was published the same day, drawing attention from train-spotters in the country. (Kyodo)

Japanese woman dies in bus accident in China

Japanese woman dies in bus accident in China

OSAKA, Japan - Kozo Suzuki (R), president of JTB Western Japan Corp., speaks to the media in Osaka late Dec. 28 after a sightseeing bus carrying a JTB Western Japan tourist group overturned in Yunnan, China, killing a 78-year-old Japanese woman and injuring more than 10 other fellow travelers. (Kyodo)

Travel agency JTB to cut 6,500 jobs

Travel agency JTB to cut 6,500 jobs

JTB Corp. President Eijiro Yamakita attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2020, on the travel agency's earnings results for the first half of its business year. JTB plans to reduce its group workforce by 6,500.