Nemuro Station in Hokkaido was named Japan’s easternmost station after the Hokkaido Railway Company’s timetable ...

Coupled shinkansen bullet trains have returned to full service in northeastern Japan, the operator says, following an ...

In Sapporo, surging costs have forced JR Hokkaido and partners to reevaluate redevelopment plans for the area near the future ...

As the number of users is unlikely to recover from a prolonged decline, JR Hokkaido has decided to close the station.

First on any Sapporo itinerary is Odori Park, a sprawling park smack dab in the heart of the city. This outdoor attraction ...

The Japanese government announced that it needs to delay its plan to extend the northern Hokkaido Shinkansen Line.

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

Hokkaido's Furano Line is famous for its breathtaking scenery all year round. It runs between Asahikawa and Furano stations ...

These are Niseko problems. The powder capital of Asia, and some say the world. Japan, long revered as a powder Mecca, has ...

Faith can move mountains – or in Malaysia's case, drill right through them to create pathways never before imagined.

It’s been said many times before that Japanese convenience stores are amazing both in the quality of food they sell and wide range of services they offer. During a simple trip to the corner store here ...

There is something about hanami — the centuries-old tradition of cherry blossom viewing — that makes spring in Japan feel ...