Police searched locations linked to a now-closed zoo in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Thursday over allegations of unauthorized land development. The North Safari Sapporo, ...

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OBIHIRO, Hokkaido -- The education board of this northern Japan city asked all 39 elementary and junior high schools in the city to hoist flags at half-staff to coincide with the July 12 funeral for ...

OTARU, Hokkaido -- Following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, disaster countermeasures for tourist spots, particularly those catering to foreign visitors, have garnered attention. The ...

BIEI, Hokkaido--This farming town of around 9,300 people has learned it needs financial help to accommodate the 2 million tourists who flood the area annually. The town is set to levy the first new ...

Sapporo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--The city assembly of Hakodate, Hokkaido, northern Japan, has called for an immediate halt to the release of tritium-containing treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 ...

Local businesses are despondent over a Tokyo investment fund’s recent decision to suspend a plan to build a large-scale resort in Tomakomai, Hokkaido — a plan that would lure tourists and create jobs ...

The Unification Church designated 16 years ago a religious corporation in Hokkaido as the recipient of its assets in case it is disbanded. According to the March 25 Tokyo District Court decision ...

Drivers in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido are switching to winter tires ahead of the snow season.

Police in Abashiri City, Hokkaido, have arrested a 61-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of his 92-year-old father at their home. According to police, Masahiko Ichijo has admitted not ...