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The Japanese island of Hokkaido is drowning in snow. Within twelve hours, more snow fell on the island than ever before. The snow festival in Sapporo began at the same time.

It's ice floe season! Weather officials in Abashiri City in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, announced that ice ...

TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries on Tuesday. The Hokkaido prefectural ...

A Japanese fishing boat carrying five people capsized off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Sunday, leaving two ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

Hong Kong director-producer Johnnie To has been scouting locations for a new action movie in northern Japan, leading to hopes that he will soon return to directing. To has been spotted either checking ...

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. pic.twitter.com/vAg1vopSHu— ...

The Hokkaido government is pushing ahead with an ordinance to impose a lodging tax on tourists despite strong local opposition from around Japan’s northern main island. The ordinance will be ...

TOKYO -- U.S. energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova plans to participate in a foreign consortium bidding on building a power grid in Japan's north, Nikkei has learned.

TOKYO — Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries on Tuesday. The Hokkaido prefectural ...