Seeing vacant buildings and houses in disrepair in Japan is becoming more commonplace with the aging and decline of the coun ...

This article was published in the Autumn 2024 issue of Litterae Populi. The full issue can be found here.Much of bear ecology ...

G Adventures is adding more than 100 trips this year, marking what the company calls its biggest new product drive yet. The ...

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

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 ...

Hi, it’s Kanoko in Tokyo. I was on our family’s annual skiing trip last week when a wave of infectious gastroenteritis ...

The Hokkaido government is pushing ahead with an ordinance to impose a lodging tax on tourists despite strong local opposition from around Japan’s northern main island. The ordinance will be ...

Runways at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, were closed temporarily on Thursday morning due to intrusion by deer. The operator, Hokkaido Airports, said it closed both of its ...

In Japan, a smelly waste product is being reimagined as a potential clean fuel of the future that is powering cars and tractors.