Five people were killed June 18 after an intercity bus collided with a truck carrying a load of pigs in the town of Yakumo in southwestern Hokkaido. The bus was carrying 15 passengers ...

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 ...

Without the well-developed road infrastructure of many parts of Honshu, it has never been easy to be a truck driver in ...

No matter where you stop on your Hokkaido road trip, make sure you try the ice cream. “Milk” flavor is popular, but if you can find chocolate ice cream you won’t be sorry. I never was ...

Those in Hokkaido who need information in English ... But throughout the prefecture, buildings are tilted and roads are cracked and buckled. A man in Sapporo described the frightening moment.

Gather round and let Hokkaido regale you with unforgettable tales for the road – hidden histories of ancient mountains, secret recipes held within ramen alleys and the wisdom of master brewers ...