Japan was hit by two earthquakes on Sunday, with a 6.0-magnitude quake striking Hokkaido hours after a 5.9-magnitude tremor ...

Osaka? Fukuoka? Sapporo? The race is on to be second to Tokyo — and to claim the prestige and money that could come with it.

TOKYO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off Urakawa in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Sunday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Travelers can enjoy the national parks in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture in the winter without the crowds. Visitors at ...

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 ...

Six Myanmar nationals working at a farm in Hokkaido, northern Japan, have been given shelter by a local labor union after ...

A fatality at the only nuclear power plant on the Japanese island of Hokkaido threatens to further delay its restart after it stopped more than a decade ago.

Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture says three existing operators overseas of casino integrated resorts (IRs) and 12 domestic ...