SAPPORO--Protesters denounced as hate speech an event here that claims the Ainu people are not indigenous to Japan, which ...

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This farming town of around 9,300 people has learned it needs financial help to accommodate the 2 million tourists who flood ...

but when I finally got to the lab on Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, I realized the full import of Yoshi's news - namely, that the history of Hokkaido's indigenous people, the Ainu ...

However, does a glass of milk spring to mind? But not just any milk, mind you. There's the fabled Hokkaido milk, treasured in ...

And from Sapporo, the largest city in Hokkaido, it's accessible by train, bus, and car. 00:55 Rich in nature and history, it's one of the most beautiful cities in Japan, whatever the season.

The smelt fishing season is underway at Onuma Quasi-National Park in Nanae Town, Hokkaido – an activity that has almost a century of history behind it. In the first catch, fish size appears to ...