Drift ice, the annual winter spectacle that draws tour boats in Japan’s northern seas, will soon be few and far between due to global warming, scientists warn. A study by Hokkaido University ...

and is located just north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Last February, more than 80 fishermen were rescued when an ice floe detached from the shore near Starodubskoye village. In 2020 ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido--Town officials on Feb. 7 lost sight of about 10 killer whales that were spotted the previous day struggling to breathe as drift ice closed in around them just off the coast here.

Environmental groups concerned about a pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido can breathe a sigh of relief as they have managed to safely escape ...