The Latest Breaking News from Hokkaido

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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. 

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.

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

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.