The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- The tourism industry in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, is trying out helicopter tours as a premium travel option, hoping to attract affluent visitors who want a ...

That figure doesn’t include those making day trips from Sapporo, Hokkaido’s capital ... The neighborhood offers an elevated view of a quintessential Japanese street lined with wooden houses ...

TOKYO, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 91 flights to and from New Chitose Airport in Japan's Hokkaido were canceled Tuesday due to temporarily strong winds and snow, local media reported.

Hokkaido--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is operating a special train again this year on part of its Senmo Line to allow passengers to view the drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. The special ...

Although the view is overwhelmingly magnificent, the ice that makes it up is thinner than it used to be, scientists said. Kay Ohshima, a Hokkaido University professor of physical oceanography ...

Successful isolation of ultrasmall bacteria belonging to the CPR, a large phylogenetic group that includes various lineages of uncultivated ...

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On consumption, the ministry left its assessments unchanged for 10 regions, while upgrading its view for Hokkaido. "While demand related to the year-end and New Year's holidays and other events ...

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