The largest city on the northern island of Hokkaido, Sapporo is famous for its beer, ramen and annual Snow Festival. The city offers access to stunning natural landscapes and is a gateway to ...

Travelling to Japan most of the time includes just the big cities of Tokyo and ... often fly under our radar, Hokkaido being one among them. It is the second largest island in Japan, with free ...

The decision by the startup Rapidus Corp. to build a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, is being touted as the biggest business ... He pointed to the city’s rich water supply, which ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period, Memuro ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--Motorists driving ... a registered natural treasure of Kushiro city and a designated endangered species on the Environment Ministry’s Red List. The boundary of the national ...

Even for those who might know Hokkaido well, there are still countless undiscovered treasures waiting to be explored. Straight from the list of our ... Sapporo City is hailed as the birthplace ...

Otaru, a northern Japanese city in Hokkaido, has deployed security guards to address repeated instances of unruly behaviour by visitors. The development comes after complaints of crowds obstructing th ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...

Otaru Canal, a popular tourist attraction, is seen in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2025. (Mainichi/Haruka Ito) OTARU, Hokkaido -- This northern Japanese city implemented new measures on Jan. 28 to ...