Japan News » Hokkaido News Japan » Hokkaido » History: Ainu remains repatriated from London's Natural History Museum
News channel or source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16557971
Published on: Monday 01 June 2026
More than a century after they were removed from their northern graves and carried across continents, seven Ainu ancestors began the long journey home in early May.
News Japan » Hokkaido » History: Japan's northern Hokkaido brewery taps into tradition to make new brews
News channel or source: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/food-beverage/japan-s-northern-hokkaido-brewery-taps-into-tradition-to-make-new-brews
Published on: Saturday 07 March 2026
SAPPORO, Japan -- Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, is said to be the birthplace of Japan's modern beer industry with the establishment of the government-run Kaitakushi Beer Brewery in ...
News Japan » Hokkaido » History: Hokkaido town outraged after 58 prisoners’ graves found vandalized
News channel or source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16555311
Published on: Sunday 10 May 2026
An act of vandalism that toppled 58 historic gravestones at the final resting place of prisoners who died building modern Hokkaido has sparked shock and anger in this small northern town.