Rokkatei Co., which is based in Obihiro, is widely recognized for its floral paper bag and has outlets only in Hokkaido. It had stuck to the policy of not branching outside Hokkaido since the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A ...