Hokkaido and its capital are so much more than just winter attractions. Sure, there’s something magical about the island’s ...

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese expert panel broadly approved Thursday a draft report by the transport ministry that ...

Tourists are flocking to Abashiri City in Hokkaido Prefecture to marvel at the countless ice floes drifting through the Sea of Okhotsk. The phenomenon started about two weeks later than usual, and the ...

Director Mark Gill brings the turbulent life of celebrated photographer Masahisa Fukase into focus in his new film.

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--Motorists driving westward through ... such as the Aso region in Kumamoto Prefecture and the Azuma mountain range of Fukushima Prefecture. According to the Agency for Natural ...

Without the well-developed road infrastructure of many parts of Honshu, it has never been easy to be a truck driver in ...

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural ...