This photo taken March 3, 2025, shows a tatami room in the former Soma family residence, a national important cultural property, in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. (Kyodo) HAKODATE (Kyodo ...

Premier Biomedical, Inc., a research-based company, discovers and develops medical products for the treatment of PTSD, cancer, and various other diseases. It offers pain management products ...

The cosy 30-seater will serve a unique curry and miso-based ramen alongside Hokkaido soul food favourites and local drinks. Shimokitazawa, a Bohemian neighbourhood that’s an easy four-station ...

Some shouting required, but at guests, not other staff. Introverts need not apply. Just about everything we’ve heard about this new Hokkaido import has been about its trademark overflowing ikura rice ...

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 ...

I've been to more than 100 countries, and I'm here to tell you, travel isn't as expensive you think. The world is awash with affordable destinations, and even some places viewed as expensive are ...

Nestled in the rolling hills of Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, the Blue Pond (Aoiike) happens to be fascinating demonstration of human ingenuity in the face of danger. With its turquoise waters, skeletal ...

"Our story is set in the lands surrounding Mount Yotei," the blog details, "a towering peak in the heart of Ezo, an area of Japan known as Hokkaido in the present day." Interestingly, the setting ...

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Japanese cranes spread their wings in Hokkaido Japan's red-crowned cranes, once thought extinct, were rediscovered in Hokkaido a century ago. Conservation efforts have helped the population grow ...

Witnesses sight a bear eating a deer on a mountain slope at the Sounkyo Onsen hot springs resort in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Witnesses sighted a bear eating a deer on a mountain slope at the Sounkyo ...