Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period, Memuro ...

TOKYO: A strong earthquake rattled Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early on Monday (Apr 27), US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to hit the ...

On a special night, if you are lucky, you might catch a faint red glow quietly lighting up Japan's sky, stretching low along the horizon and easy to miss if you are not looking carefully. Subtle and ...

ALBANY — Naomichi Suzuki, the governor of Hokkaido prefecture, on the northernmost island of Japan, toured the Albany NanoTech complex on Tuesday. Suzuki was accompanied by David Anderson, president ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on April 27, 2026, jolting communities already uneasy after the government had warned just days earlier that the risk of a ...

Travelers can enjoy the national parks in Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture in the winter without the crowds. Visitors at Shikotsu-Toya National Park can enjoy skiing in solitude as they ascend Mount Yotei.

Join me as I explore Sapporo, visiting a variety of local eateries and attractions. Here’s a breakdown of the locations featured in the video along with timestamps: - 0:00 Intro - 0:38 SUSUKINO RAMEN ...

If there’s one destination good skiers want to visit at least once in their lifetime it’s the powder snow paradise of Hokkaido, Japan. The island is as far north as you can go in the country, at its ...

Facing a shortage of local bus drivers, the Sapporo Municipal Government has launched a new initiative to train foreign ...

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections over alleged bid-rigging for a project to lay tracks ...

If you’re a skier or snowboarder with social media, chances are your feed is overflowing with Japan content. Mine certainly is. As evidenced by the nonstop digital deluge of nipple-deep powder turns ...