A 61-year-old Chinese tourist was fatally struck by a train in the city of Otaru, Hokkaido, on Thursday morning after stepping onto the tracks to take photos. The woman, visiting the coastal city ...

SHIRAOI, Hokkaido--Japan's first national facility devoted to the indigenous Ainu ethnic minority of Hokkaido celebrated its delayed opening to the public on July 12. Staff of the National Ainu M ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is operating a special train again this year on part of its Senmo Line to allow passengers to view the drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk.