"We had no choice." Salmon prices are soaring due to an unexpected factor that threatens its future: 'We must do what we can' ...

As Japan’s population ages, cities like Yubari have to choose between finding new ways to attract more residents or focusing ...

That makes it Japan's largest wildfire since 1975 when 2,700 hectares burnt in Kushiro on northern Hokkaido island. It is estimated to have damaged at least 80 buildings by Sunday, although ...

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

The migration of animals throughout history is amply illustrated by the arrival of a subspecies of deer native to Hokkaido in Kunashiri Island, part of the Northern Territories that were seized ...

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

Japanese weather officials say a rapidly growing low-pressure system is intensifying winds across the country, bringing ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.

Before Hokkaido was Hokkaido, it was known to mainland Japan as Ezo. Further back still, indigenous Ainu communities referred to the northern expanse as Ainu Mosir, a name they had used for untold ...

In Sapporo, surging costs have forced JR Hokkaido and partners to reevaluate redevelopment plans for the area near the future ...

Before showcasing his talents stateside, Shohei Ohtani used to ply his trade for Nippon Professional Baseball's Hokkaido ...