Drift ice, the annual winter spectacle that draws tour boats in Japan’s northern seas, will soon be few and far between due to global warming, scientists warn. A study by Hokkaido University ...

"The drift ice is almost non-existent and like 40 years ago, 50 years ago, it was here till usually the middle of April at least, and even into May there'd be drift ice and we couldn't go [fishing], ...

The Sea of Okhotsk lines the coast of Hokkaido Prefecture, the northernmost main island of Japan. Once again, the season of drift ice has arrived. The ice has traveled 1,000 kilometers from the ...

Watch: Orcas trapped in drift ice off the coast of Japan A pod of around a dozen killer whales trapped by drift ice in waters off Japan's northern island appears to have successfully escaped ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido--Town officials on Feb. 7 lost sight of about 10 killer whales that were spotted the previous day struggling to breathe as drift ice closed in around them just off the coast here.

Not everyone was loathing the cold temperatures and potential of ice driving. On Georgetown Lake drift car drivers tore ...

260 tourists enjoyed the magnificent scenery from the Abashiri sightseeing boat about 8 kilometers offshore. The drift ice is about 10 cm thick, with the bigger sections wider than 2 meters.