Yellow sand is fine dust particles churned up by strong winds from deserts on China’s mainland. In some areas of China, yellow sand reduced visibility to less than 2 km on the morning of April 11.

Yellow sand has been confirmed in several parts over the skies of western Japan and is expected to spread over a wide area from Kyushu to northeastern Japan through April 18, according to the ...

Japanese weather officials say airborne yellow sand from China's desert regions is being observed across Japan. Meteorological Agency officials have constantly been observing the skies visually.

Yellow sand from China's deserts is expected to hit wide areas of Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday. Weather officials say visibility could be reduced to less than 10 kilometers in areas from western ...