TOMAKOMAI, Hokkaido--Industry minister floated the idea of taking “additional steps” to help rein in the soaring price of gasoline if government subsidies available to distributors fail to ...

Hokkaido Railway Co. said a total of 704 services, including those connecting Sapporo with Otaru and Tomakomai, were canceled on Feb. 7 as JR Hokkaido workers could not clear the deep snow from ...

The wildlife of northern Japan is one of the main attractions for travelers who journey to the island of Hokkaido to enjoy all that nature has to offer. But visitors and locals alike are dealing ...

Ishiba hints at trying to make policy-by-policy deals with opposition ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech for a candidate running in the House of Representatives election, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on Oct. 18, 2024. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka ...