A lodging tax of up to ¥500 (RM14) per night will be incurred from April 2026, joining a growing number of prefectures and ...

SAPPORO--Increased sightings of brown bears in Hokkaido in winter suggest the animals are awakening earlier from hibernation or not hibernating at all, putting forestry workers in wilderness areas ...

HOKKAIDO, Japan -- It is every skier's dream, cutting through knee-deep powder in virgin, untracked snow. I float down the mountain smiling, whooping and bouncing from one turn to the next in a ...

A fire early today killed dozens of dogs at a breeding facility on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, an official said. It took firefighters about four hours to extinguish the blaze that ...

SAPPORO - The government of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island renowned for its popularity among tourists, will introduce a lodging tax of up to 500 yen (US$3) per night from April 2026, joining a ...

A town in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido faced a massive sardine beaching in late December but has struggled to ...