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

SAPPORO--A murder case involving a naked, headless body in a love hotel has taken a tragic turn after a relative of three people arrested told The Asahi Shimbun that the victim had earlier ...

It affected large numbers of people commuting to Sapporo for school and work as well as people heading to New Chitose Airport, a 37-minue train ride from Sapporo. Hokkaido Railway Co. said a total ...

The top five countries of foreign nationals living in Japan have remained unchanged for over the past decade, but will likely ...

In January 2025, Stone Brewing, which was acquired by Sapporo in 2022, pulled out of all 50 of its export markets according ...

"The Sapporo people liked the games, supported the Games and attended the Games," Jizhong said. Click here to view a photodesk from the final press conference of the Sapporo 2017 Games. The Games ...

Singapore-based investment fund 3D Investment Partners Pte sent a letter dated Feb. 18 criticizing Sapporo Holdings Ltd.’s past overseas acquisitions as failures, and questioning the ...

3D Investment Partners has criticized Sapporo Holdings Ltd. over its execution of overseas acquisitions, expressing concerns about the risk that the Japanese brewer may continue to “misallocate ...

SAPPORO -- Concerns are growing over whether the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual winter tradition for Hokkaido's capital city, will go ahead as scheduled due to a spell of unusually warm ...

SAPPORO, Feb 5 (Bernama-Kyodo ... In normal years, more than 2 million people visit the event, which began in 1950 as a one-day festival with six snow statues built by local junior and senior high ...