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 ...

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

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

In an online auction four years ago, Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura's father purchased his first piece of Shohei Ohtani ...

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

SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam ...

TOKYO: Japanese firms agreed to raise wages by more than 5 per cent on average this year, on course for their most ...

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

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 ...

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

Hokkaido District Transport Bureau launched a website to inform foreign backcountry skiers or snowboarders of three tips for ...

The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to ...