Several cities in Hokkaido experienced record-high temperatures on Thursday, and Hokkaido Railway has suspended portions of ...

TOKYO: Japan's northern island of Hokkaido sweltered on Wednesday (Jul 23) as temperatures hit record highs in several towns ...

Yōtei doesn't rely on big quest markers and obvious, in-your-face storytelling. Instead, it provides you with clues about new ...

The male bear is likely the one that killed a woman four years ago in the same town where the latest attack took place. Read ...

This marks the first regular dispatch of assistant language teachers from India under a government initiative to promote ...

Cherry salmon and other fish are repeatedly jumping to leap over the approximately 2-meter-high Sakura Falls in the Shari ...

A town in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido has begun installing high-performance cameras to detect the appearance ...

The first spoonful still stays with me: a dashi-softened risotto carrying a savoury warmth that unfolds gently, each grain ...

July 26 marks 80 years since the 1945 Potsdam Declaration, in which the United States, Britain and China called on Japan to ...

Japan is promoting Hokkaido to GCC travellers as part of a new campaign targeting repeat visits as Gulf arrivals to Japan increase ...

Hot on the heels of Ghost of Yotei’s very own State of Play showcase, we sat down for a chat with creative directors Nate Fox ...

The DNA of a bear killed on Friday (July 18) matches that of the bear that killed a 52-year-old newspaper deliveryman in a ...