Every year the northern half of Asia is transformed by snow and ice. Here an array of remarkable creatures defy some of the ...

In a significant milestone for the Texas dining scene, the Michelin Guide Texas highlighted exceptional restaurants in the ...

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Four Russian navy vessels, including a nuclear-powered submarine, sailed through the Soya Strait between Hokkaido and ...

Data showed that 2,938 accidents involving Hokkaido’s yezo sika deer had occurred as at end-Sept. Read more at ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper JS Ukushima (MSC-686) capsized on Monday following an engine room fire on ...

Japanese police are investigating whether a group of poachers arrested in Hokkaido, northern Japan, were solicited by a ...

Roki Sasaki is the next Japanese superstar ready to make his presence known in the MLB next season, and all 30 teams in the ...

Japan's government will propose a $65 billion plan to boost its chip industry with subsidies and other financial assistance ...

MA-tek will launch its new lab in Hokkaido, Japan by the end of this year, well ahead of schedule, to meet increasing demand ...

Japan's government will propose a $65 billion plan to boost its chip industry with subsidies and other financial assistance over a period of "multiple years", a draft seen on Monday by Reuters showed.

The Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education revealed on Oct. 25 that a freshman at a prefectural high school was sexually ...