In eastern Hokkaido, April is the spawning season for ito. An Asahi Shimbun reporter, camera in hand, recently had the rare chance to witness two male ito, each over 1 meter in length and their ...

A 20-year-old woman has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by a district court in Hokkaido for killing a high school girl by forcing her off a bridge into a river in Hokkaido, last April. Yuka ...

A research team in Japan has warned that unreleased stress energy at an undersea trench off northern Japan has become large ...

Asahikawa District Court in Hokkaido has sentenced a 20-year-old woman to 23 years in prison in a high-profile murder case in ...

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 ...

HOKKAIDO (TR) – A court Asahikawa City last week sentenced a 19-year-old woman to 23 years in prison for murder and other ...

Hokkaido [Japan], April 3 (ANI): The Japanese credit card company JCB has introduced attractions and benefits on a dedicated website for foreigners visiting Hokkaido. Hokkaido Island in Japan ...

On April 23, 2022, the small sightseeing boat Kazu 1 sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, in the Sea of Okhotsk. The 19-ton boat was 16.67 meters long and 4.15 meters wide. It sank a short ...