Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations sent out rescue teams to retrieve the stranded fishermen. View on euronews ...

NAIE, Hokkaido--Hunters here are declining job offers ... face a heightened urgency to hire hunters to keep the animals at bay or to kill them if they are threatening the lives of residents.

The Hokkaido government is pushing ahead with an ordinance to impose a lodging tax on tourists despite strong local opposition from around Japan’s northern main island. The ordinance will be ...

Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...