Japan is investing heavily to convert its agriculturally rich island, Hokkaido, into a global hub for advanced semiconductors ...

A hunters' association in Tomamae, Hokkaido, has captured video of a massive brown bear as it attempted to eat venison bait ...

The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan released a wildlife alert on Nov. 12, warning Americans visiting northern Japan to ...

The phenomenon known as aurora borealis or northern lights was observed in parts of Hokkaido on Wednesday night as a ...

GlycoNex, Inc. (4168, hereinafter referred to as GNX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of ...

Spectacular red auroras appeared over Hokkaido on Nov. 12, triggered by a massive solar flare that erupted on the sun’s ...

A Chinese airline has cancelled a plan to resume flights in January between a Japanese city and an area of China. Sources say ...

The prefectural assembly for Hokkaido in Japan will receive next Wednesday (November 26) a draft document on the likely ...

Tensions brewed after a local politician accused hunters of being money-hungry and inefficient, leading to a weekslong halt ...

The annual winter illumination has begun at Hokkaido's famous "Aoi Ike" Blue Pond, drawing visitors eager to witness the ethereal transformation of the landscape. Tourists flock to the Instagrammable ...

A snowplow train operated by the streetcar service in Hakodate City in northern Japan's Hokkaido made a trial run on Thursday ...

Facing closure with only nine new enrollees, the town-run Niseko High School here has remarkably turned its fortunes around ...