Hokkaido

Lunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home

It’s a bitter disappointment for many businesses that had been hoping lean pandemic times were over after Beijing relaxed restrictions on travel and stopped requiring quarantines. Still, bookings for overseas travel have skyrocketed, suggesting it’s only a matter of time until the industry recovers

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Temperatures soar in marathon site as heatwave hits Hokkaido region

Japan's northern Hokkaido region was supposed to offer cooler climes for next week's Olympic marathons and race walks, but now the area is battling a heatwave.

Rushing out of coronavirus lockdown is laden with risk; India would do well to study Hokkaido case

On Tuesday, India saw its largest single-day spike in both, the number of fresh coronavirus positive cases (3,875) and deaths (194)

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan plays sports in empty stadiums, citizens wonder if Games will be similar amid coronavirus outbreak

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach have said the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC defends plan to move marathon, race walks events to Sapporo to avoid summer heat of Japanese capital

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics were held in October to avoid the heat of the summer and the issue has quickly become the major headache for organisers

Typhoon Trami in Japan: Fierce winds, heavy rains leave at least 120 people injured, disrupts travel

Authorities had to shut down critical transport services due to Typhoon Trami which caused widespread damage across the country.

Over 40 injured in explosion at restaurant in Japan's Sapporo; cause of blast is under investigation, say police

More than 40 people were injured in an explosion Sunday night at a Japanese restaurant in northern Japan, police said.

Japan earthquake toll rises to 16; rescue operation underway but hopes fade for survivors with 26 still missing

Typhoon Trami batters Okinawa: Nine injured, over 600 people shifted to shelters; storm progresses towards Japan mainland

A powerful typhoon pummelled Japan's southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least nine.

Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan amidst security concerns after back-to-back natural disasters in the region

The Rugby World cup will begin in earnest shortly, but hosts Japan have a few reasons for concern, namely the fact that a couple of back-to-back natural disasters have rocked the nation and turned the event into a significantly more risky affair.