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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo Area 7

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo and surrounding cities on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo Area 6

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo and surrounding cities on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo Area 5

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo and surrounding cities on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo Area 4

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo and surrounding cities on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport 3

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport 2

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo Area 3

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo and surrounding cities on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility in Sapporo Area 2

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo and surrounding cities on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility. Snow intensified in the afternoon, with 13 centimeters accumulating between noon and 6 p.m., according to local authorities. As of 6 p.m., blizzard conditions forced the closure of multiple expressways across a wide area. The severe weather also disrupted air travel, with 99 flights canceled at New Chitose Airport, along with numerous delays.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted 3

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted 2

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Strands 750 Passengers at Hokkaido New Chitose Airport

Approximately 750 passengers were stranded and spent the night at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Friday, December 12, as heavy snowfall swept through the area, causing 183 flight cancellations, including four international flights.

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New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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New Chitose Airport in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 1, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, the report said. (Xinhua/Hu Xiaoge)

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024 shows a Japan Airlines airplane caught in fire at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, the report said. (Xinhua/Hu X

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers, who are stranded due to airport runway closure, look at the site of an aircraft collision at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haned

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JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024 shows a Japan Airlines airplane caught in fire at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. All 379 passengers and crew members on board a Japan Airlines airplane that was caught in fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport have evacuated, local media reported Tuesday. The airplane, flight 516 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport, collided with what appears to be a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan Airlines. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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All 379 on board evacuated from aircraft in flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport: NHK

STORY: All 379 on board evacuated from aircraft in flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport: NHK SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airplane that was caught in fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport STORYLINE: All 379 passengers and crew members on board a Japan Airlines airplane that was caught in fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport have evacuated, local media reported Tuesday. The airplane, flight 516 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport, collided with what appears to be a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan Airlines. Firefighters are extinguishing the flames, it said. NHK footage showed a large burst of fire erupting from a side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway and soon the blaze engulfed the aircraft. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

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Alpinist aiming to complete 7 highest peaks in 7 continents

SAPPORO, Japan - Alpinist Nobukazu Kuriki leaves New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Aug. 17, 2010, for Nepal to climb Mt. Everest. By scaling Mt. Everest, Kuriki will have climbed the seven highest mountains in the seven continents.

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Alpinist aiming to complete 7 highest peaks in 7 continents

SAPPORO, Japan - Alpinist Nobukazu Kuriki leaves New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Aug. 17, 2010, for Nepal to climb Mt. Everest. By scaling Mt. Everest, Kuriki will have climbed the seven highest mountains in the seven continents.

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Int'l anime festival starts at New Chitose Airport

SAPPORO, Japan - A character figure is on display at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Oct. 31, 2014, as an international animation festival started at the airport in Japan's northernmost main island the same day.

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ANA resumes commercial flights using Boeing 787s

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on May 26, 2013, shows an All Nippon Airways Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner just before taking off from New Chitose airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for Tokyo's Haneda airport. It was ANA's first commercial flight using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet since the aircraft was grounded worldwide in January due to a series of battery problems.

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ANA resumes commercial flights using Boeing 787s

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on May 26, 2013, shows an All Nippon Airways Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner ready to take off from New Chitose airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for Tokyo's Haneda airport. It was ANA's first commercial flight using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet since the aircraft was grounded worldwide in January due to a series of battery problems.

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ANA resumes commercial flights using Boeing 787s

SAPPORO, Japan - An All Nippon Airways Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes off from New Chitose airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 26, 2013. It was ANA's first commercial flight using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet since the aircraft was grounded worldwide in January due to a series of battery problems.

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JAL budget carrier's 1st flight

NARITA, Japan - Jetstar Japan Co. employees perform a star jump as they see off the first flight of the budget airline funded by Japan Airlines Co., from the carrier's base at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 3, 2012, for New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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JAL budget carrier's 1st flight

NARITA, Japan - The first flight of Jetstar Japan Co., a budget airline funded by Japan Airlines Co., leaves the carrier's base at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 3, 2012, for New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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JAL budget carrier's 1st flight

NARITA, Japan - The first flight of Jetstar Japan Co., a budget airline funded by Japan Airlines Co., leaves the carrier's base at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 3, 2012, for New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. staff greet passengers of the first flight of the Japanese low-cost carrier for New Chitose airport near Sapporo, at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:48 a.m. on March 1, 2012.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue (2nd from R) speaks at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:02 a.m. on March 1, 2012, before the first flight of the Japanese low-cost carrier leaves the airport for New Chitose airport near Sapporo.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 7:30 a.m. on March 1, 2012, shows the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., which is taking off from Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture for New Chitose airport near Sapporo.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Passengers embark on the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. for New Chitose airport near Sapporo, at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:51 a.m. on March 1, 2012.

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Return home from Haiti mission

CHITOSE, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force meet colleagues and relatives as they arrived at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, upon return from a reconstruction mission in quake-hit Haiti on Aug. 19, 2010, for rotation.

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Return home from Haiti mission

CHITOSE, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force meet colleagues and relatives as they arrived at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, upon return from a reconstruction mission in quake-hit Haiti on Aug. 19, 2010, for rotation.

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Japan Airlines files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - A screen in a Japan Airlines plane bound for Tokyo's Haneda airport from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido shows a news program on JAL's filing for bankruptcy protection on Jan. 19, 2010.

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Investigators examine hole on golf course in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Investigators on April 3 examine a hole into which a 38-year-old woman from Sapporo fell and died the previous day while playing golf with her husband and their children at the Le Petaw Golf Club in Abira in Hokkaido, some 20 kilometers from New Chitose Airport.

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Blizzard hits Japan's Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Pedestrians quicken their pace walking across a street Feb. 21 in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, which was hit by a blizzard since morning. The storm forced Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, to suspend more than 200 trains in the island and airline companies to cancel more than 50 domestic flights at New Chitose Airport.

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Indian premier arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

CHITOSE, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 7 for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido.

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Hu Jintao arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

CHITOSE, Japan - A motorcade carrying Chinese President Hu Jintao passes crowds of flag-waving well-wishers on his arrival at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido. The banner, in Chinese, reads: ''President Hu, we welcome you.''

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Hu Jintao arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

CHITOSE, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 7 for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido.

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French President Sarkozy arrives in Japan for G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako. (Pool photo)

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British Prime Minister Brown arrives in Japan for G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah Brown arrive at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako. (Pool photo)

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Russia's Medvedev arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido.

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Barroso arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - European Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido.

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Bush arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush (R in center, front) and his wife Laura (L in center, front) pose for photos with schoolchildren who welcomed them at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6. Bush is in Japan to attend the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area on Japan's northernmost main island.

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Bush arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush (R in front) and his wife Laura (C in background) talk to children who welcomed them after arriving at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area on Japan's northernmost main island. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)