Hokkaido has long been one of Japan’s major agricultural regions. Today, the northern island known for dairy farms, ski ...

The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and ...

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 ...

Our final dispatch from the 2025 Tokyo Film Festival offers a look back at a classic Japanese ghost tale and the supernatural ...

BIEI, Hokkaido (Kyodo) -- The annual winter illumination is underway at Hokkaido's famous "Aoi Ike" Blue Pond, drawing ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- China informs Tokyo of ...

Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 1.8 percent in the July-September period, marking the first contraction in six ...

Rapeseed field of dreams in Hokkaido Japan's northernmost prefecture, Hokkaido, is famous for its stunning natural scenery. One farmer there is dedicated to sharing the beauty of his hometown through ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X This alligator and great blue heron were sharing a bank on the edge of a retention pond in The ...

Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) has signed a share subscription agreement with Ireland’s Simply Blue Group’s offshore wind development arm, Simply Blue Energy OSW (SBE OSW). The strategic ...