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
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"Hokkaido" Popular Articles
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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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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
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Sapporo Snow Festival Attracts Many Visitors on Opening Day; Popular Event Taking Place at 3 Locations Around City