With the Hokkaido tourism industry estimating losses of around ¥29 billion from the recent deadly earthquake, due to widespread hotel cancellations following the disaster, Niseko, a famous ski resort in the prefecture that escaped relatively unscathed from the quake, is seeking to promote its ...
With many dairy farmers in Hokkaido forced to dump thousands of liters of fresh milk following power outages and a scarcity of water triggered by the powerful earthquake on Sept. 6, local communities are trying to overcome the hardship by banding together. "Because a milk ...
Evacuees from the town of Abira face ongoing uncertainty as they grapple with losses caused by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Hokkaido on Sept. 6.
It took a lot of hard work, but the airport serving the city of Sapporo is back up and running.
Facilities in the prefecture — a popular tourist destination — advised travelers to cancel if they could, as water and power outages made normal operations impossible.
Academic acceleration systems, which enable students who excel in school to skip grades and study at a faster rate than others, have become increasingly commonplace globally. In the United States, around 180,000 students under 18 years old skip grades and enter universities early every ...
The stricter screening system was introduced in January to eliminate applicants believed to be job-seekers.
On Sept. 6 a spacious English education facility where children can immerse themselves in the language through simulated travel experiences will open in Tokyo as part of efforts to beef up Japan's communication abilities ahead of the Olympics. The Tokyo Global Gateway in Koto Ward, ...
Contraceptive pills have been used by countless women around the world to control menstrual cycles since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first approved them in 1960. But World Health Organization statistics show that only 1.1 percent of Japanese women aged between 15 and 49 ...
Tepco suspended the sale of souvenirs at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant Wednesday — just eight days after launching the products — following public outcry that it was looking to profit from the 2011 disaster. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. had ...
