An icefall festival begins in Kamikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. The annual event, featuring about 30 ...

The number of foreigners living in Japan rises annually, hitting a new record. In Ebetsu, on the northern island of Hokkaido, ...

Electricity demand in Japan’s Hokkaido area is expected to grow the fastest in the country, as the region prepares to roll ...

Red-crowned cranes are attracting visitors to the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido. Photographers in Tsurui Village ...

Japan, a country of rich tradition and cutting-edge modernity, is home to some of the most populous cities in the world. From the industrious metropolis of Tokyo to the cultural heritage of Kyoto, the ...

Its natural breeding grounds in Japan are the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and the Northern Territories. But breeding has only been confirmed in a very limited number of rivers.

Hokkaido is a shapeshifter with a wild heart, their personality changing with every season. Gather round and let Hokkaido ...

It was once a thriving coal mining town with a population of over 100,000 people. But today, Yubari, located in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, is a ghost of its former self — with fewer than ...

Celebrated on 26 January each year, International Clean Energy Day was created by the UN in line with Sustainable Development ...

Historically, by Christmas and New Year's, people are out skating. But with a warming climate, Whistler and North American ...

We’re in the ski destination that has been at the very top of our bucket list for more years than we care to remember. But were not heading straight to the mountains. That can wait.

For the DC area debut, the owners changed the name to Marufuji to avoid confusion with a Japanese grocery in Rockville also ...