There is trouble on the horizon in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, where poor fishing conditions triggered by global ...

In Sapporo, surging costs have forced JR Hokkaido and partners to reevaluate redevelopment plans for the area near the future ...

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese expert panel broadly approved Thursday a draft report by the transport ministry that ...

Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...

In an online auction four years ago, Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura's father purchased his first piece of Shohei Ohtani ...

First on any Sapporo itinerary is Odori Park, a sprawling park smack dab in the heart of the city. This outdoor attraction ...

Extracting methane from manure and converting it into hydrogen powers the local farms, industrial vehicles, and even a local ...

As the number of users is unlikely to recover from a prolonged decline, JR Hokkaido has decided to close the station.

A Chinese professor at a university in Kobe, western Japan, who went missing after visiting his country in the summer of 2023 ...

SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam ...

Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...

Among Japan's famous martial arts there lies one that has remained almost unheard of in the West. Kyudo, the martial art used ...