The agency said La Nina brought colder-than-average weather to Japan last winter. However ... temperatures to Japan in February, except in Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami islands.

A mild winter with reduced snowfall is expected ... be average or above average in eastern and western Japan, as well as the southern Okinawa-Amami region. There is also an 80-percent probability ...

the beautifully laid-back Blue Zone of Okinawa may be the answer—plus it’s typically crowd-free in the winter. “Visit between mid-January and mid-February, and you’ll catch Japan’s ...