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Club Med Kiroro Grand: a winter wonderland on Japan's Hokkaido island

Club Med's latest ski resort on Japan's Hokkaido island is heaven on earth for skiers who crave powder snow

Evening Standard

Two Planes Collide Again On Japan Airport Runaway; Second Crash In Country Since New Year

The incident happened on Tuesday at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan's northern island.

International Business Times UK

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Japan says reason behind 1,200 tonnes of fish washing ashore is unknown

The sardines and mackerel were found floating on the surface of the sea near the fishing port of Hakodate in Hokkaido

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Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victim

Japanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.

LiveScience

Ichiro Suzuki, 50, smashes school window with towering home run

Ichiro Suzuki made headlines over the weekend during a coaching session with young ballplayers at Asahikawa Higashi High School in Hokkaido

The Guardian - US

Food Bites: Nagisa head chef Chris Schofield talks gin and Japanese

Nagisa Japanese Restaurant turns 20 in 2024. Time flies.

Newcastle Herald

‘I try to photograph the unseen’: Michael Kenna on 50 years of shooting breathtaking landscapes

A new book celebrates half a century of work by the landmark English photographer, who has captured everything from factories to shrines in stunning black-and-white images

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Brown bear cubs in Japan die of starvation amid salmon shortage

Experts blame rising sea temperatures caused by climate crisis for cub deaths at Unesco heritage site

The Guardian - UK

Kovalainen scores back-to-back All-Japan Rally titles

Kovalainen had won four of the previous five rounds of the championship heading to Rally Hokkaido as he aimed to defend his 2022 title alongside co-driver Sae Kitagawa in his Team Aicello Skoda Fabia R5.

Motorsport

Japan police arrest woman, parents in beheading of man at hotel in Hokkaido entertainment district

Japanese police said they have arrested a woman and her parents in a bizarre beheading case in a popular night entertainment distrit in Japan’s northern city of Sapporo, where a headless man was found in a hotel room three weeks ago

The Independent UK

High levels of arsenic detected as steam spews in Hokkaido

RANKOSHI, Hokkaido -- High levels of toxic arsenic have been found in water at a geothermal power generation research site in Rankoshi, Hokkaido, where a large quantity of steam has been erupting for over a week.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

JAL flights to warn about Hokkaido brown bears

Japan Airlines is warning travelers to Hokkaido to be careful of brown bears, making the announcements on flights landing at six of the prefecture's airports, including New Chitose and Memanbetsu.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Surge of tanner crabs in Hokkaido a complicated blessing for locals

A spike in the number of tanner crabs along the Pacific coast to the west of Hokkaido's Cape Erimo has become a mixed blessing for locals.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan crash: Pigs strewn across road after huge accident kills five and injures 12

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The employers of truck driver Majoto Kajiyama and bus conductor Tayakuki Kozen said each man had more than a decade of driving experience before five people died in Hokkaido, Japan

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The Independent UK

5 killed after truck collides with bus in Hokkaido in northern Japan

Five people have been killed and 12 others taken to the hospital after a truck collided with a bus in Hokkaido in northern Japan

Al Jazeera

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes northern Japan

The earthquake affected the northern island of Hokkaido but no injuries or significant damage have been reported.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Pacific herrings returning to Hokkaido's Sea of Japan coast

Large schools of Pacific herrings are making a comeback on Hokkaido's Sea of Japan coast, thanks to efforts by local organizations and fishermen.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hokkaido to push farm decarbonization via joint research

Hokkaido is set to launch decarbonization efforts in the agricultural sector that will reduce greenhouse gases contained in cow manure and burps through joint research.

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Get a taste of Hokkaido at EmQuartier

The best Hokkaido cuisine is being brought to please during "Emporium EmQuartier Japan Remix: Sugoi Hokkaido", which kicks off today and runs until Sunday, at Quartier Avenue, ground floor of EmQuartier, Sukhumvit Road.

Daily Mirror

Hidden cave in Japan said to be 'entrance to hell' after explorers who went inside died

The Ahun Ru Paro cave system sits at the base of Mt Otokoyama in Japan's Hokkaido region - and was given its name by the local Ainu people after the mysterious death of someone who went inside

Marie Claire

Easy Escapes: Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

Nestled in the alpine mountains of southern Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, you’ll find keen skiers - and beginners, too - taking on the powdery pistes at Niseko Village. Often touted as the ‘Aspen of Asia’, it’s a resort famed for its breathtaking views, quality snow and luxury hotels.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Year later, grief for Shiretoko victims pervades

SAPPORO -- "Not a day goes by that I don't cry," said a lawyer quoting a family member who lost a relative when a sightseeing boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido a year ago.

The Independent UK

Is this Japan’s most sustainable city? Getting your green on in Sapporo

Japan’s ‘capital in the north’ has always been a hub for rural activity on Hokkaido, but in recent years it’s upped its game to become one of the world’s leading sustainable cities, writes Lucie Grace

Reuters

Japan's Matsuno: Tokyo lodged protest with Russia over military drills near disputed islands

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday that Tokyo had lodged a protest with Russia over its military exercises around disputed islands near Japan's Hokkaido.

The Week

North Korea and Japan’s difficult history

Long-term tensions between North Korea and Japan have risen dramatically after residents of Hokkaido were evacuated from their home when the hermit kingdom test-fired what could be a new type of ballistic missile.

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