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 ...

Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan Video Recording Date/Time 4, 2025 Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday ...

Japan is battling the coldest wave of the season with record-breaking snowfall in the northern main island of Hokkaido. Traffic has been hit and airports closed. Weather agencies have said the extreme ...

A global climate advocacy group urged Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to reject any deal with US President Donald ...

Support groups across Japan are hosting events throughout February to raise awareness of the challenges faced by ...

Self-styled ‘gigolo’ has 11 children, with twins on the way from his third wife, claims he never masturbates because it is a ‘waste of sperm’.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Friday to resolve a longstanding territorial dispute between Japan and Russia that has ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Friday to resolve a longstanding territorial dispute between Japan and Russia that has prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty, calling the lack of ...

One person has died and four more have been seriously injured due to heavy snow in parts of Japan, according to the Fire and ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet approved a bill Friday designed to allow the government to invest in Tokyo-based ...

For 35 years, Kamui Mintara (Playground of the Gods), by Ainu sculptor Nuburi Toko and his son Shusei, has stood on Burnaby Mountain as a testament to the “goodwill” between Burnaby and its sister ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival started on February 4 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It is a famous Japanese festival celebrating snow and ice. At Odori Park in Sapp･･･ ...