Journey through eastern Hokkaido Prefecture, where spring arrives last in Japan. First, head east from Obihiro through the expansive fields of the Tokachi Plain, which produce much of Japan's food ...

seafood is highly abundant in the waters surrounding Hokkaido. The high-quality crabs are especially worth a try, and most are in season from late fall to early spring. There are four types to ...

A study by Hokkaido University researchers has shown ... Iron is discharged into the ocean when the drifting ice thaws in the spring. Phytoplankton, as a result, proliferates in the Sea of Okhotsk ...

Spring sees the snow beginning to melt ... the northernmost sake brewery in Hokkaido, as well as the futuristic-looking windmills dotted along Otonrui Wind Farm to the west of Horonobe Town.

The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by eight years to March 2039, partly due to tunnel construction ...

Juvenile salmon, or fry, released in Hokkaido and the northeastern Tohoku region head out to sea in spring, staying in ...

The 212-kilometer extension between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in southern Hokkaido and Sapporo ... The current plan is to complete the project in the spring of 2031. The government approved it in ...