Hunters shot and killed a brown bear early on July 18 in a residential neighborhood in Fukushima, Hokkaido, that is suspected of being involved in the killing of a newspaper delivery man six days ...

Hokkaido, already known as the “kingdom of dairy farming,” has earned a new accolade for its beef. According to the central government’s statistics on agricultural output for 2023 that were released ...

As Hokkaido prepares for the beginning of the autumn salmon runs, a lawsuit by an Ainu Indigenous group over traditional fishing rights and the impacts of climate change on stocks are hanging over the ...

Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, is renowned for its rich and creamy milk, a product of ideal climate, nutrient-rich soil, and generations of dairy farming expertise. This milk has become a ...

Hokkaido’s wintriness is overwhelming in its scale and dizzying in its mille-feuille complexity. I stare, speechless, at the rolling drifts of Siberian snow, at the towering alps in the distance, and ...

You must have heard the stories of kings and queens, in which the queens used to bathe in milk to enhance their beauty. The connection between milk and beauty is not new, but years old. Milk is often ...

Hokkaido is closer than you might think, with two-hour flights connecting from Tokyo’s Haneda or Narita airports, both served by regular US routes, to Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport. Alternatively, ...

What makes the food culture of Hokkaido unique? The blend of cultural influences. I was struck by the similarities to Wisconsin, where I’m from. There’s that Midwestern-style agriculture, focusing on ...

Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki (R) declares a state of emergency during a meeting on the new COVID-19 coronavirus in Hokkaido prefecture on Feb. 28, 2020. Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido offers ...

It's hard not to stare at Yoko Arano's socks. The spry 89-year-old is otherwise sharply attired, from her neat trouser suit to the amber beads around her neck. Yet her unusual hosiery, covered in ...

In winter, Japan’s northernmost main island Hokkaido is a place of snow-covered forests and white-crested volcanoes mirrored in glacial lakes. It’s also the land of the Ainu, an Indigenous people ...