KUSHIRO, Hokkaido -- The body of a woman that washed up on a beach here was confirmed to be that of a 26-year-old Chinese tourist who had been missing since July, the Kushiro Police Station has ...

At 7 a.m. on a cloudy and wet Sunday morning, the sleepy beachside town of Ishikari, 45 minutes drive north of Sapporo, sprang to life as thousands of volunteers make there way to the 30th annual ...

A 45-year-old woman drowned after she tried to rescue her child who had been caught by a big wave in Kikonai town, Hokkaido, on Sunday. According to police and the fire department, Miyuki Yamamoto, a ...

URAHORO, Hokkaido -- "Jewelry Ice," formations of frozen water from the Tokachi River that are shaped by strong sea waves, are seen washed up across a more than 1-kilometer area of beach near the ...

During the summer, Ishikari Beach in the Ishikari region of western Hokkaido is a popular destination for sea bathers. But by late October, when they're long gone, another group of people can be seen ...

HOKKAIDO – It is lunchtime at Club Med Tomamu in Hokkaido and the resort’s main buffet restaurant Itara is bustling with diners seeking sustenance after a bracing morning out on the snowy slopes. I ...