SAPPORO--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) announced that its Norokko sightseeing trains will make their final runs by the end of March 2026 due to difficulties in maintaining them. JR Hokkaido ...

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 ...

Its natural breeding grounds in Japan are the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and the Northern Territories. But breeding has only been confirmed in a very limited number of rivers.

China’s rapidly improving women’s rugby sevens team can draw on the country’s 1.4 billion population to eventually catch the sport’s traditional powerhouses. That is the prediction of one ...

The women have a 15s Rugby World Cup in England. Looking at the teams for Perth it appears most of the countries appear to be prioritising the World Cup over their rugby sevens campaign.

Uruguay stunned rugby sevens powerhouses Fiji and New Zealand in two back-to-back upsets on a remarkable opening day of the world sevens series’ Perth leg on Friday. The South Americans launched ...

USA Olympian Adam Channel plans to seek tips from Storm rugby sevens convert Moses Leo ahead of next month’s NRL talent combine in Las Vegas. Channel, who represented the United States at the ...

Minnows Uruguay stunned rugby sevens powerhouses Fiji and New Zealand in two astonishing back-to-back upsets on a remarkable opening day of the world sevens series' Perth leg on Friday.

Minnows Uruguay stunned rugby sevens powerhouses Fiji and New Zealand in two astonishing back-to-back upsets on a remarkable opening day of the world sevens series' Perth leg on Friday.

Hokkaido attracts visitors from Japan and abroad with incredible natural beauty and renowned seafood. Today, a large-scale project to create a next-generation semiconductor ecosystem is underway here, ...

Carmen Izyk runs with the ball with teammate Mahalia Robinson watching from behind in Canada’s 38-5 win over Britain in a women's rugby sevens Pool ... 35-0 win over No. 6 Japan.

Minnows Uruguay stunned rugby sevens powerhouses Fiji and New Zealand in two astonishing back-to-back upsets on a remarkable opening day of the world sevens series' Perth leg on Friday.