KAMIKAWA, Hokkaido--A famed but neglected trail leading to the Shosenen wetland on the side of Mount Nagayamadake reopened this summer after a 14-year hiatus. The trail provides a panoramic view ...

SHARI, Hokkaido--Drift ice moving south in the Sea of Okhotsk reached the coast of the scenic Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido on Feb. 2, according to the Shiretoko National Park Nature ...