Hokkaido is a popular tourist area not only for Japanese but also for foreign visitors as well. Hokkaido’s area accounts for roughly 22% of Japan, and has many sightseeing spots such as Sapporo, Otaru ...

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said Wednesday that Hokkaido Railway Co (JR Hokkaido) is to be subjected to a series of supplementary inspections after the company admitted ...

SAPPORO--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) announced that its Norokko sightseeing trains will make their final runs by the end of March 2026 due to difficulties in maintaining them. JR Hokkaido has ...

There are some Singaporeans who travel to Japan so much that the names of obscure towns roll off their tongues like nobody’s business. For the rest of us, travelling around Japan is and will always ...

Privatization of public enterprises is a core tenet of neoliberalism, and probably the most representative domestic development in this regard was the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) ...

SAPPORO -- Tokyo-based private railway firm Tokyu Corp. is teaming up with Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) to operate a luxury sightseeing train in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido as early ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 33-year-old man for disrupting train services by placing wire on the JR Esa line in Hokkaido. It is the latest trouble to befall the rail operator which has been beset ...

SAPPORO -- The "Hamanasu" express train, the last of JR rail companies' regular express trains, finished its final run here on the morning of March 22, as it pulled into Sapporo Station to a waiting ...

With international travel halted, we’ve seen more and more special deals being offered for domestic tourism. JR East has extended its half-price shinkansen tickets until September and if you miss ...

[Update, October 1] The promotion ended on September 29 as it has reached its government subsidy quota. As travel restrictions within Japan start to ease, more and more special deals are being ...

There are some Singaporeans who travel to Japan so much that the names of obscure Japanese onsens and izakayas roll off their tongues like smoother than kewpie mayo. For the rest of us, travelling ...

There are some Singaporeans who travel to Japan so much that the names of obscure Japanese onsens and izakayas roll off their tongues like smoother than kewpie mayo. For the rest of us, travelling ...