In Japan, the Indigenous community known as the Ainu has been struggling to assert a 21st century identity after decades of erasure. About 20 years ago, the government officially recognized them as ...

When was the first time you experienced snowfall? While I have walked on slippery, icy snow during my previous travels abroad ...

Vitus Stenhøj Schiøtz from Denmark was overwhelmed in Tokyo but found a home away from home in a ski resort where he can ...

Hong Kong director-producer has been scouting locations for an action movie in north Japan, leading to hopes that he will ...

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Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period, Memuro ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

There’s so much snow on the ground in Hokkaido, Japan, that it’s blocking the doors and windows of homes and businesses on ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

Hokkaido is attracting investments for data centers and semiconductor chip-makers. Japan’s state-backed Rapidus is scheduled to begin producing chips there in 2027, while companies like SoftBank ...

Hoshino Resorts Tomamu began accepting guests for its Ice Hotel that opened Monday in in Shimukappu, Hokkaido, and will stay open until ... Add TheJapanNews to your Google News feed. Japan’s Nissan ...