Changes in ocean currents stemming from global warming have led to a sharp increase in endangered Japanese eel larvae reaching rivers in Hokkaido in recent years, a scientific team found.

SHIMUKAPPU, Hokkaido—A JR express train was filled to 60-percent capacity when it left Sapporo Station for Shimukappu in the central part of Hokkaido in December. After it stopped at Minami ...

Pillars, tunnels, and domes of ice are on display at this event, and are made even more fantastic by the light-up displays at night. There's also a 15-meter-high observation platform to view them from ...

Participating artists: Kaori Iwata, Hitomi Okeda, Xiaolu He, Moohwa Kim, Reiko Jotaki, Reiji Sugawara, suppe☆, Juju Tsunematsu, Mayu Terashita, Chika Niijima ...

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