Seasonal yellow sand is expected to blow across wide areas from northern to western Japan on April 12 and 13, creating a possible hazard for transportation systems, the Japan Meteorological Agency ...

Dust has begun to cover areas from Hokkaido to northern Kyushu, and if yellow sand is observed in Tokyo, it would be the capital’s first in 16 years for the month of April.

In Japan, yellow sand is most commonly seen in the spring. This year, it was first observed in central Tokyo and Osaka on March 30. Yellow sand can collect on laundry hung outdoors and cars and ...

Cities throughout Japan continued to see yellow sand in the air on Wednesday, with the weather agency predicting the phenomenon to last through Thursday morning, having started on Tuesday.

Other areas affected included Fukuoka, Nagoya, Sendai and Sapporo, the agency reported. Yellow sand was also observed above parts of Tokyo for the first time since May 2021. The yellow sand, which is ...

Every year, yellow sand from the deserts of Mongolia and northern China blow over North and South Korea as well as Japan. The sand is called "kousa" (黄砂) in Japanese and "Asian Dust" in English.

Prior to Thursday, yellow sand hadn't been reported in the capital in April for 16 years. In western areas of Japan such as the Kyushu and Chugoku regions, high levels of yellow sand in April is ...

Yellow sand from China's desert regions has reached parts of Japan. Weather officials expect that in the coming days sandstorms will hit wider areas of the country, possibly affecting traffic and ...

Yellow sand was observed over Tokyo and Osaka on Saturday morning. The yellow sand, which is carried on winds from China, was first seen over the Japanese archipelago in the Fukuoka region on Friday, ...

A yellow sandstorm covered wide areas of western and northern Japan on Thursday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn of possible disruptions to transportation due to poor visibility. In ...

Seasonal yellow sand is expected to arrive over a wide area from northern to western Japan on March 25 and 26, adversely affecting visibility and aggravating respiratory problems. According to the ...