The northernmost island of the country captivates with its imposing nature, a unique culinary culture, and delightful hot ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Medical Wellness Association (MWA), in its mission to improve wellness of consumers around the world, has declared 2026 as “The Year of the Sardines”. The aim is to educate ...

[FILE] Employees at Mega Prime Foods Inc. in Santo Tomas, Batangas, carefully sort fresh fish at their newly opened processing plant to be canned as Mega Sardines. The plant’s inauguration coincides ...

The probability of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8-8.5 occurring along the Chishima Trench off the city of Nemuro in Hokkaido within 30 years has risen to around 90% from around 80%, according ...

Officials from the Hokkaido government conduct an oak wilt field survey in the mountains of Hakodate in Hokkaido on Oct. 14, 2025. (Kyodo) HAKODATE, Japan (Kyodo) -- Oak wilt, a lethal tree disease in ...

River Davis is a correspondent who has been living in Japan for the past eight years. Kiuko Notoya is a reporter and researcher who has visited Sapporo regularly since childhood. Jan. 15, 2026 While ...

Around 900 passengers were stranded overnight through Wednesday at New Chitose Airport as heavy snow and strong winds battered Hokkaido, forcing widespread flight cancellations and delays. Stranded ...