Hokkaido
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Japan In FocusQueen Elizabeth Cruise Liner Visits Hokkaido for 1st Time
OTARU, Hokkaido — The MS Queen Elizabeth, a luxury cruise liner with a capacity of 2,081 passengers,...
May 30, 2023
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General NewsHokkaido Man Reported Missing; Possible Bear Attack
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — A 54-year-old fisherman was reported missing on Sunday. A person related to a ...
May 16, 2023
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Travel SpotsSquirrels, Spring Flowers Offer Fairy Tale Feel in Hokkaido
A squirrel and spring flowers present a fairy tale-like scene in Urausu, Hokkaido. Katakuri, or Japa...
April 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsBrown Bears Active, Roaming Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula
Brown bears are coming out of hibernation and have begun searching for food on the Shiretoko Peninsu...
April 26, 2023
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General NewsHakodate Park Sees Cherry Blossoms Reach Early Full Bloom
Cherry blossoms in full bloom are enjoyed by visitors at Goryokaku Park in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Mo...
April 24, 2023
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General NewsStrong Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Hokkaido
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Hokkaido on Saturday night, the Japan...
February 26, 2023
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: Architect Kengo Kuma, Celebrities Help Hokkaido Town to Build Museum
HIGASHIKAWA, Hokkaido — The municipal government of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, has teamed up with world-...
February 13, 2023
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: Bag Manufacturer Fashions Backpacks from Old Fishing Nets
AKKESHI, Hokkaido — Old fishing nets have been reworked into nylon randoseru schoolbags by a bag man...
February 12, 2023
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Travel Spots‘Phantom Bridge’ Emerges from Frozen Lake in Northern Japan
A walker surveys the ruins of the now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t Taushubetsu River Bridge at Lake Nuk...
February 9, 2023
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Travel SpotsDrift Ice Off Northern Hokkaido Coast Now Visible
Passengers aboard the sightseeing icebreaker Aurora sail through drift ice in an area off Abashiri, ...
February 5, 2023
Top Articles in Hokkaido
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Hokkaido: Fluffy ‘snow fairies’ flying into hearts and bellies across Japan
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30-Centimeter-High Tsunami Observed at 4 Locations in Hokkaido
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Record-Breaking Snow Cripples Public Transport in Hokkaido; 7,000 People Stay Overnight at New Chitose Airport
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40-Centimeter-High Tsunami Observed at Tokachi, Hokkaido; 30-Centimeter-High Tsunami Reaches 4 Other Locations in Hokkaido (Update 1)
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Sapporo Sees Season’s 1st Snowfall; Snow Comes 8 Days Earlier Than Average