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TAIKI, Hokkaido -- A public high school in this northern Japan town of about 5,000 people on Hokkaido's Tokachi Plain is offering a "space education" ･･･ ...
News Japan » Hokkaido: 'Cockroach-free' Hokkaido faces rise in insects due to climate change
Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, long known for its reputation as being largely cockroach free, may begin to see more ...
News Japan » Hokkaido: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Japan's Hokkaido hours after 5.9 magnitude quake injures over 40 near Tokyo
Japan was hit by two earthquakes on Sunday, including a 6.0-magnitude quake off northern Hokkaido late in the evening, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami warning was issued.
News Japan » Hokkaido: Survey: Japanese eels inhabit more Hokkaido rivers than thought
Japan’s endangered freshwater eels were found in over 50 rivers in Hokkaido, far more than previously believed, a survey showed.
News Japan » Hokkaido: Japan earthquake: 6.0-magnitude tremor hits Hokkaido after Tokyo quake injures more than 40
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 struck parts of the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido on Sunday evening, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), making it the second quake that ...
News Japan » Hokkaido: Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept
The two agreed to cooperate on realizing a system where both prefectures would have backup capital functions in the event of a disaster in Tokyo.
News Japan » Hokkaido: Japan's Northern Territories: The Four Islands Explained
Eighty years after Soviet forces seized the four islands from Japan, their volcanic peaks, fishing grounds, and empty villages still bear witness to an unresolved territorial dispute.
News Japan » Hokkaido: You Can Now Sleep Inside A Giant Poké Ball In Hokkaido
The Pokémon Company has teamed up with Japanese hospitality brand Not a Hotel to create a real-life, human-sized Poké Ball. This futuristic glamping experience is part of a special tie-in with the ...
News Japan » Hokkaido: A Skier’s Guide To Hokkaido: Tips, Guides And Gear For Exploring Japan
If you’re a skier or snowboarder with social media, chances are your feed is overflowing with Japan content. Mine certainly is. As evidenced by the nonstop digital deluge of nipple-deep powder turns ...
News Japan » Hokkaido: CM Vijay's TVK alliance named ‘Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance’
The name was announced at an alliance meeting chaired by CM Vijay at TVK's headquarters in Tamil Nadu.