SAPPORO, Japan -- With the extension of shinkansen bullet train service to Sapporo now delayed until the end of fiscal 2038, communities along the planned link in Hokkaido are fretting over the ...

Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...

A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 ...

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

A research team in Japan has warned that unreleased stress energy at an undersea trench off northern Japan has become large ...

Based on the hugely popular Satoru Noda manga, Netflix’s latest live action adaptation is a sequel to the 2024 Golden Kamuy film. The nine-episode series first aired in October 2024 in its native ...

A 20-year-old woman was sentenced on Friday to 23 years in prison by a Japanese district court for killing a high schoo ...

Nippon Ichi Software will release travel adventure game Fuuraiki, which originally launched for PlayStation on December 10, 1996 in Japan, for PC via Steam on March 27 in Japan, the company ...

Hokkaido Electric Power Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation Establish a Joint Venture Hokkaido Renewable Energy ...

The Niji-Holo Exhibition Match will have Nijisanji and Hololive Vtubers play a collaborative baseball video game match in late May 2025.

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