When much of Japan is blanketed in humidity and summer heat, Hokkaido steps in like a breath of fresh air. Literally. With its cool, dry climate and dramatic natural beauty, Japan’s northernmost ...

A slaty-backed gull collapses after stumbling in Shunkunitai in the city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, March 18, 2025, in this photo provided by the Wild Bird Society of Japan, a public interest ...

A foreign man in his 20s was stabbed in the back on a street in Kutchan town, Hokkaido, on Saturday night. According to police, a passerby called 119 at around 9 p.m. and said that "someone was ...

SAPPORO -- Nutmeg contains a compound capable of suppressing infection by the coronavirus, a research group at Hokkaido University here has discovered. The finding raises prospects for developing ...

The remains, which have been held at the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomical Museum for more than 100 years, were returned to the Ainu Association of Hokkaido during a formal ceremony in the city.

Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank has broken ground on a new data center in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. Local press including Nikkei report SoftBank this week has begun construction of a large-scale data ...

A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY AT LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY IN GAFFNEY. WE WANT TO GET RIGHT OUT TO OUR NATE STANLEY JOINING US LIVE FROM GAFFNEY WITH THE DETAILS THIS AFTERNOON. NATE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ...

The discovery was announced by Mukawa's Hobetsu Museum and the Hokkaido University Museum in Sapporo. The upper jaw tooth, about 3.2 centimeters long and 1.5 cm wide, was found by Sapporo-based ...

Government-backed Rapidus started pilot production of advanced chips in Hokkaido this week, taking Japan one step closer to its goal of a return to semiconductor-manufacturing leadership.

Hokkaido’s rail transportation system is grappling with two tough challenges, with the completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen’s final 212-kilometer stretch between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and ...

The Mouse House has a new captain steering its ship in Japan. The Walt Disney Company revealed Friday the appointment of Tamotsu Hiiro as its new managing director for Japan. Tamotsu, who brings ...