Without the well-developed road infrastructure of many parts of Honshu, it has never been easy to be a truck driver in ...

In Hokkaido, which has been hit by a severe cold wave in recent days, a video captured the moment when one of two deer running on snow-covered roads slipped and fell.

Complaints have risen over tourists blocking narrow roads to take photos of the slope ... in the 2015 Chinese movie "Cities in Love," Hokkaido Railway Co. is considering adding safety ...

Obihiro city in Hokkaido recorded 124 centimeters of snow ... The Japan Meteorological Agency has cautioned the public about icy roads, snow on power lines, snowstorms and high waves.

Large-scale immigration to Hokkaido from the rest of Japan began around 150 years ago. 04:49 Buildings and roads were constructed, and land was cleared for farming.

Before Hokkaido was Hokkaido, it was known to mainland Japan as Ezo. Further back still, indigenous Ainu communities referred to the northern expanse as Ainu Mosir, a name they had used for untold ...