The government has approved the introduction of accommodation taxes in nine cities and two prefectures from this fall, with ...

Two people were injured after falling from a banana boat being pulled by a snowmobile at a safari park slated for closure ...

Areas in Hokkaido saw some of the sharpest rises in land prices in 2024, thanks largely to foreign visitors who have ...

Heavy machinery (C) is used to clear a road as snow falls across northern Japan, in the city of Obihiro, Hokkaido prefecture on February 4, 2025. (Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images ...

But a survey last year by the Hokkaido prefecture found that almost 30 percent of the Ainu respondents said they had encountered discrimination in highly homogeneous Japan. Still, the Ainu have ...

There is trouble on the horizon in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, where poor fishing conditions triggered by global ...

Hokkaido is a shapeshifter with a wild heart, their personality changing with every season. Gather round and let Hokkaido regale you with unforgettable tales for the road – hidden histories of ...

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Land prices in Japan as of January 1 rose for the fourth straight year.In terms of growth rate, the three top increases ...