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 ...

In Hokkaido, which has been hit by a severe cold wave in recent days, a video captured the moment when one of two deer running on snow-covered roads slipped and fell.

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 ...

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 ...