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 ...

Hokkaido: Powder paradise with a Western touch For many skiers, Hokkaido, Japan’s second-largest island, is the powder paradise. The island’s resorts combine world-class terrain with modern ...

Hong Kong director-producer Johnnie To has been scouting locations for a new action movie in northern Japan, leading to ... in the snowy northern district of Hokkaido, since late December last ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries TOKYO -- Record-breaking snowfall fell ...

TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan ‘s northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries on Tuesday. The Hokkaido ...

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 ...

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 ...

Seafood from Hokkaido features on menus at high-end establishments across Japan, but it’s even fresher and cheaper at the source. Plants like wild garlic and butterbur, often foraged.

A powerful low-pressure system is unleashing record-breaking snowfall along Hokkaido’s Pacific coast ... in the northern regions along the Sea of Japan, the cold air mass is also pushing ...

Ninja Kamui is an anime that premiered in early 2024 and quickly gained popularity, largely due to its similarities to the John Wick movies. Much like John Wick, the protagonist loses everything ...