THE SNOW WAS GENTLY FALLING when we arrived in Furano close to midnight. But the skies had cleared by morning, leaving behind ...

A pod of at least 10 killer whales is trapped by thick sea ice off Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. Drone footage captured by Wildlife Pro LLC vividly shows the orcas struggling to breathe, ...

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 ...

A domed tower rises from out of the rippling surface of a lake toward the blue sky ... Completed in 1925, it is regarded as the most attractive water intake tower in Japan and has been designated as a ...

On April 1, Rapidus inaugurated its first semiconductor fabrication facility, IIM-1, in Chitose City, Hokkaido, marking a pivotal step in Japan's leap from 40nm technology to the cutting-edge 2nm ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C) and a 37% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSE to S at 9 to 10 mph (14.5 to 16.1 kph). Night - Clear with a 21% chance of precipitation. Winds from ...

Construction hurdles for the Hokkaido Shinkansen, especially when it comes to tunnel digging, have proven particularly challenging. For these reasons, the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and ...

The Hokkaido prefectural government has set a spring special alert ... Tariffs to Cover Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Worth of Vehicle, Parts Imports Bank of Japan Gov. Ueda Says ‘Uncertainty Is ...

Los Angeles Rams defensive back Quentin Lake is having a blast in Japan. The 26-year-old already met up with Los Angeles Dodgers manage Dave Roberts and now is trying out sumo wrestling and ...

They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa, Japan For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have ...