Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...

A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 ...

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

It’s been said many times before that Japanese convenience stores are amazing both in the quality of food they sell and wide range of services they offer. During a simple trip to the corner store here ...

A 20-year-old woman was sentenced on Friday to 23 years in prison by a Japanese district court for killing a high schoo ...

"That's how crafty they were at talking," he reflected. "I want as many people as possible to learn about the scamming techniques and the pain of victims." (Japanese original by Karen Goto, Hokkaido ...

Hokkaido District Transport Bureau launched a website to inform foreign backcountry skiers or snowboarders of three tips for ...

Overtourism is causing disruptions to the lives of residents here, a popular destination for travelers.In the first half of ...

A JR express train was filled to 60-percent capacity when it left Sapporo Station for Shimukappu in the central part of ...

Tourists are flocking to Abashiri City in Hokkaido Prefecture to marvel at the countless ice floes drifting through the Sea of Okhotsk. The phenomenon started about two weeks later than usual, and the ...

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