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

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.

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

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 ...

A senior official of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) issued an apology regarding an incident involving cars on a Tohoku ...