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  Hokkaido: Single White-Naped Crane in Flock of Red-Crowned Crane Gains Popularity

  A single white-naped crane blended in with a group of red-crowned cranes, a national special natural...

  January 29, 2024

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  Hokkaido: Winter Steam Locomotive Through Kushiro Wetlands Starts Annual Service

  A sightseeing steam locomotive that runs the 48-kilometer-long stretch on the JR Senmo Line between ...

  January 21, 2024

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  Hokkaido: Sightseeing Icebreaker ‘Aurora’ Begins Operation: Cruise to Run Through March

  The drift ice sightseeing icebreaker Aurora began operating in Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Saturday. The ...

  January 21, 2024

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  Japan In Focus

  1st Mukawaryu Dino Replica Preps for Full-Body Experience at New Museum

  MUKAWA, Hokkaido — The first replica of a dinosaur fossil referred to as Mukawaryu, or dragon of Muk...

  January 17, 2024

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  Steller’s Sea Eagle with 20 Shotgun Pellets in Its Head, Body Found in Hokkaido

  A Steller’s sea eagle, a bird species designated as a national natural treasure, has been found in N...

  January 13, 2024

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  Sapporo Invites Foreign Influencers to Promote Scallops; Convenience Store Sells Hokkaido Scallop Curry

  SAPPORO — Sapporo, hit hard by China’s measures to suspend imports of Japanese marine products, has ...

  December 27, 2023

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  A Catholic Monastery in Hokkaido Is Aglow in the Snow on Winter Evenings

  LED bulbs illuminate the path leading to a Trappist monastery in Hokuto, Hokkaido, creating a fantas...

  December 19, 2023

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  General News

  Bear Cub Seen at Hokkaido Elementary School Grounds; Dies After Being Hit by Car

  Police in Hokkaido received a call from Higashi Elementary School in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, reporting...

  December 7, 2023

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  Monkeys Enjoy Hot Spring at Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hokkaido

  Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hokkaido. This seasonal event has been held for about 50 years...

  December 4, 2023

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  Stomach Contents of Dead Brown Bear in Southern Hokkaido Match DNA of Deceased University Student

  The stomach contents of a brown bear found dead on Mount. Daisengendake in southern Hokkaido matched...

  November 25, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Students Enjoy Shogi Festival in Hokkaido, Get Tips from Professionals

  OTARU, Hokkaido — A shogi festival was held on Nov. 4 in Otaru, Hokkaido, to commemorate the city’s ...

  November 22, 2023

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  Two Injured after Bear Attack in Hokkaido

  At around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, a woman in her 50s who was in the mountains of Takinoue, Hokkaido, c...

  November 21, 2023

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  Winter Version of Hatsune Miku Featured on Sapporo Tram; Design Features Culinary Treats From Northernmost Prefecture

  SAPPORO — “Snow Miku,” the winter version of the virtual idol Hatsune Miku from Sapporo, is being fe...

  November 19, 2023

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  University Student Attacked and Killed by Bear in Southern Hokkaido

  The body of a man was found Thursday on Daisengendake Mountain in southern Hokkaido, and a dead bear...

  November 7, 2023

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  Sapporo Snow Removal Trains Begins Readying for Winter

  To prepare for winter, workers readied sasara densha, which are special trains that brush snow off t...

  October 10, 2023

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