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

Japan is battling a spate of fatal attacks by bears in 2025 with sighting of the animals reported almost daily including in the northern city of Sapporo, but an old video circulating online does not ...

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Hokkaido, Japan, as this video showcases a remarkable hotel experience. Discover the rich offerings and unique features of this stunning location.

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 ...

This recipe is reprinted from the 2025 book “Lidia’s The Art of Pasta”: ½ small butternut squash (about 1 pound), split ...

To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured since April amid a surge in bear encounters across northern 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 ...

An extension for a former North Hill office block described as “grotesque” and “overbearing” has been given the go ahead after it split Plymouth planners. Members of the city council’s planning ...

Japan has resumed seafood exports to China for the first time since a ban was imposed over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass.