RAUSU, Hokkaido—Two extremely rare all-white killer ... The white orcas appeared on July 24, according to the Shiretoko Nature Cruise, operator of whale-watching tours based in Rausu.

Upopoy, a sprawling complex also known as the Symbolic Space for Ethnic Harmony, opened in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido in July. Momentum is building to safeguard a unique culture and ...

his wife and their daughter have been arrested this week over the alleged murder of a man whose headless body was found in a hotel in Hokkaido earlier in July. Runa Tamura, 29, and her father ...

Hokkaido’s agriculture ... since the peak summer bloom of flowers and lavender fields is best seen in July. Thus, when we arrived, most of the flower and vegetable fields that produce a variety ...

But Hokkaido is in the spotlight again as it struggles to deal with a second wave of infections. In late February, Hokkaido became the first place in Japan to declare a state of emergency due to ...

HAMANAKA, Hokkaido--Sea otters have pupped off Cape Tofutsu here in eastern Hokkaido. Four pairs of mothers and pups have been spotted since the beginning of July, in a community of up to 14 otters.