Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan’s ongoing battle against overtourism. Local authorities recently deployed ...

If it felt like everyone you knew had been on holiday to Japan in 2024, it was because they probably had. According to the country’s tourism agency, a record 36.9 million people travelled to ...

After the cold winter comes the revitalizing spring, brimming with new life and vitality! The gradually warming weather and ...

Springtime is one of my favorite times of year. After a season blanketed in snow or draped in cold, the earth begins to ...

SUNAGAWA, Hokkaido--A gunshot rang out on a recent morning in a meadow in northern Japan. The brown bear slumped in the cage, watched by a handful of city officials and hunters. The bear had been ...

The fields first opened in February 2024 and have ... Grace Nickson and daughter Aria Nickson at Lilyvale Flower Farm picking sunflowers, Saturday, February 1, 2025. Picture: Kevin Farmer Grace ...

A decision they have already made - under one condition. In 2024, Justin Fields started six games, going 4-2 and scoring 10 touchdowns. The former first-round pick is about to turn just 26-years ...

KAWAZU, Shizuoka Prefecture--A cherry blossom festival held here as a harbinger of early spring in the Izu Peninsula is now under way, but ironically not many flowers are open due to cold weather.

January 2025 Like love itself, flowers are precious and unique ... The Benchmark Bouquets Flowering Fields arrangement that we received in 2022. Michael Murtaugh/NYT Wirecutter What the Flowering ...