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

The United States has issued a warning to travelers regarding a slew of recent bear attacks in Northern Japan.

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

A study to see how moss would fare in the extreme environment of space has left scientists “genuinely astonished” after the ...

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 ...

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

Hakuba Valley is located in Japan's Nagano Prefecture, which is just three hours from Tokyo by bullet train. The valley is ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

SAPPORO, Japan -- Startups are turning to an unusual testing ground as they aim to hit big with products ranging from cooking ...

Moss has stunned scientists by surviving a ninemonth exposure to the harsh environment of space on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS), then returning to Earth still able to grow and ...

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

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 ...