KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--Motorists driving westward through ... Boasting the largest marsh in Japan, the park became the first Japanese site registered in the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in 1980.

Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), the University of Tokyo and Hokkaido University said the fact that the Kuroshio Current, which flows northward ...

The town is set to levy the first new tax in Hokkaido to mitigate the impact of overtourism. Biei, located in central part of Japan’s northern main island, is renowned for breathtaking ...

Despite its physical disconnection from the rest of Japan and a slower pace of life than the country’s mainland metropolises, the island of Hokkaido has not been immune to change this past year ...

SAPPORO (Bernama-Kyodo): The government of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island renowned for its popularity among tourists, will introduce a lodging tax of up to 500 yen (US$3) per night from April ...

The Rugby Sevens Women’s gold medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024 at Stade de France. Photo / Iain McGregor If it’s true that sevens has cost World Rugby a loss of between $33-55 million ...

All Blacks Sevens players' dejection is clear after losing to Argentina in the Dubai Sevens semifinals. Photo / Photosport At this time of year, as summer takes hold, rugby sevens would have once ...

Hong Kong China Rugby on Monday said the first Rugby Sevens tournament to be held at the new stadium in Kai Tak will be a next-level event. James Farndon, Hong Kong China Rugby CEO, made the ...

Police in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, have arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 20-year-old employee of the hotel in which he was staying. The incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m.

DWIGHT Ramos continued to play exceptional basketball for Levanga Hokkaido, guiding the team to their third straight win in the ongoing Japan B.League season on Wednesday. The Gilas Pilipinas ...

“He is coming to us at the end of an outstanding season, which he finished off with the Australian Rugby Sevens player of the year award and a spot in the World Rugby Sevens team of the year.

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