A Renaissance-style former branch office of the Bank of Japan in this northern city is now serving as a museum sharing the history ･･･ ...

As schools of new residents swim into Palm Beach, as development and investment shoal, a new cosmopolitan menu is being ...

Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (Omnibus) Vol. 1-2 will be printed for the first time in the English language in December 2025 for $24.99 USA / $33.99 CAN, with the series available in omnibus ...

Japan is always a good idea, but if you’ve already seen the best of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, then perhaps it’s time to venture north onto Hokkaido. The country’s northernmost island prefecture is ...

An L-shaped counter made from a 500-year-old Mongolian oak tree sets the stage ... cuisine skillfully incorporates Japanese ingredients such as sake lees, Hokkaido scallops, and hotaru ika ...

Eye in the sky for red tide off Hokkaido Concentrations of toxic plankton known as red tide are spreading in waters around Japan. A project in Hokkaido aims to detect it early and limit the impact.

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan is fighting an extensive forest fire in northern Japan which has damaged dozens of homes and forced ...

A central government-mandated cap on overtime hours has come into effect for Japan’s trucking industry, leading to decreased revenue among Hokkaido transportation firms and concerns for the ...

TOKYO, March 1 – Japan was battling its largest wildfire in more than three ... but it is the biggest since the 1992 wildfire” in Kushiro, Hokkaido, an agency spokesman told AFP. That fire burned ...

Many people say, "When in Hokkaido, you've got to try the crab!" Surrounded by colder water, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido is a hotspot for this delicacy. Here you can find many restaurants ...