As you gear up for your trip to Japan, it's important to stay ahead of the weather in key destinations like Tokyo, Osaka, and Hokkaido. This one-week forecast ... feel the lingering chill of winter.

During his trial at the Sapporo District Court in Hokkaido, 61-year-old psychiatrist Osamu Tamura pleaded not guilty to assisting in the murder of a male company worker who had allegedly met his ...

Finally, the winter months can also be a good time to visit, with fewer tourists (except for snow resort areas like Niseko in Hokkaido) and lower prices ... Aim to visit mid-week instead. If a typhoon ...

Expect a loving nod to Hong Kong culinary traditions such as the HK Typhoon Shelter Angel Hair and Mud Crab Meat ... Enjoy the flavours of Tokachi Black Wagyu and Rice Pork from Hokkaido alongside ...

HOKKAIDO – The first man slips on a bright green frog hat and, one by one, the rest of the five middle-aged singers follow suit. Then it begins: He croaks out a low baritone tune, the next man ...

A confluence of wind and weather factors has resulted in powerful Typhoon No. 10 traveling much slower than expected, increasing the chances of longer-lasting damaging effects. The typhoon was ...

The decision by the startup Rapidus Corp. to build a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, is being touted as the biggest business investment ever for the northernmost main island.

Researchers from Tohoku and Hokkaido universities and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology released the results of their five-year study of the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido.

Opening Shot: The series opens with a brief prologue and recap: in the Meiji Era of Hokkaido (1868-1912) in the dead of winter, the frame centered on a lone soldier in the aftermath of war over ...

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The surge in tourism has piled pressure on several popular onsen areas across the country, from Ureshino in the west to Niseko on the northern island of Hokkaido, said researcher Akihiro Otsuka of ...