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Big Sister, Little Brother: Little Onsen Cabins in Hokkaido, Japan

A cabin in the mountains with a private hot spring sounds like just the ticket right about now. Welcome to Little Onsen Cabins, a pair of Japanese log houses on the island of Hokkaido, available for ...
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Strong earthquake reported in Hokkaido, Japan; houses engulfed

Landslides resulting from a preliminary magnitude 6.7 earthquake early Thursday on Japan's Hokkaido island buried a "large" number of homes, public broadcaster NHK reported. Landslides resulting from ...
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BOJ retains economic assessments of 8 regions, but cuts view on Hokkaido

This photo shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan on Monday maintained its economic assessments of eight of the country's nine regions despite ...