The estimated population of brown bears in Hokkaido stood at 11,600 as of the end of 2023, down 500 from the previous year, ...

A Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) officer and his wife, a part-time worker, were arrested here Aug. 7 after allegedly leaving ...

Hokkaido Railway Co. said Monday it will launch two new sightseeing train services on Japan's northernmost main island of ...

Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Ltd. (2573.TO) Japan Half-Year Ended June 30 GROUP 2025 2024 Revenue Y27.66 bln Y27.11 bln Operating Profit Y1.14 bln Y1.02 bln Pretax Profit Y1.14 bln Y1.04 bln Net ...

Japan's industry and land ministers on Wednesday designated Matsumae and Hiyama, areas off the northern island of Hokkaido, ...

The reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's plant is the 18th to gain approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority since the ...

Much of Japan has sweltered under intense heat on Thursday, including the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, which ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending ...

TOKYO: A memorial service to remember the Sakhalin huskies that accompanied Japan's first Antarctic expedition team was held ...

Live coverage from Hokkaido prefecture as a tsunami strikes northern Japan and Russia’s Kuril Islands following undersea ...

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Following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan's Pacific coastline is under tsunami ...