A government investigation has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension to Sapporo ...

Weather News announced that cherry blossom is expected to bloom nationwide earlier than usual. The earliest blooming is seen ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido—A “higuma” brown bear was caught on video attacking a light truck on a forest road here on April 28. The driver, in his 50s, was on his way to pick wild vegetables when the ...

The government of Hokkaido, a northern island popular with tourists, will introduce a lodging tax of up to 500 yen ($3) per night from April 2026, joining a growing number of prefectures and ...

The president of the company that operated the tourist boat that went missing off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan held a news conference on April 27, speaking in public for the first time ...

The government of Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island that’s very popular with domestic and international tourists, will introduce a lodging tax of up to ¥500 (RM14) per night from April 2026 ...

A rising number of Hokkaido towns and villages are discussing the introduction of a local accommodation tax, following decisions by the prefecture and Sapporo to tax lodgers beginning in April 2026.

Famous for its azure hue in the warmer months, Biei Town's Blue Pond in Hokkaido is popular with sightseers ... This winter spectacle takes place from November to April.

The research team found glass eels during an investigation of rivers in the Iburi region of Hokkaido from April 2021 to July 2021. It used data on the Kuroshio Current and the Oyashio Current ...

Weathernews released on January 29 its second forecasts of when Somei Yoshino cherry trees will bloom in Japan in ...