This farming town of around 9,300 people has learned it needs financial help to accommodate the 2 million tourists who flood ...

A freight train derailed in Japan northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Saturday disrupting some passenger and commercial railway services local me ...

A 13-month-old boy died at a hospital after choking on his lunch at a licensed day care center in this city's Kita Ward on ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido -- A memorial marking 79 years since ... was held in this north Japan city on July 15 About 30 people, ...

At around 8:50 p.m. on November 8, the unnamed 60-year-old man allegedly struck his father, 80, with a frying pan inside the ...

Northern Food Story in English - made a splash at the San Sebastian Film Festival, screening to enthusiastic applause A ...

Historical Village of Hokkaido Step back in time at the Historical Village of ... Visit the Hill of the Buddha Located just outside the city, the Hill of the Buddha features a massive statue ...

SAPPORO--The city of Sapporo’s hopes of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2038 were dashed after hugely popular Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki called on the municipal government to scrap the idea.

Police have since arrested six persons on suspicion of inflicting injury resulting in death. Among them are Hase’s girlfriend ...

Persistent marine heatwaves attract the ‘wrong’ kinds of fish. Seafood manufacturer Kaneyoshi is based in the Hokkaido city of Nemuro and has been focusing on the production of retort-packed ...

A hot spring facility in the northern Japanese city of Hokuto in Hokkaido is offering a warm bath filled with quince fruits, a local specialty. Cultivation of the fruit began in the city more than ...

A freight train derailed in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Saturday, disrupting some passenger and commercial ...