Japan News » Hokkaido News Japan » Hokkaido » Traffic: Hokkaido sika deer causing record number of traffic accidents
News channel or source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16225951
Published on: Friday 09 January 2026
While bear sightings and attacks have surged in northern Japan, wild deer are also causing a record number of traffic accidents in Hokkaido.
News Japan » Hokkaido » Traffic: Apologies offered after car kills cyclist at Tour de Hokkaido
News channel or source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15009810
Published on: Tuesday 19 September 2023
SAPPORO—Police are investigating the death of a cyclist in a head-on collision with a car during the Tour de Hokkaido bicycle road race, one of the largest cycling events in Japan.