Hokkaido Shinkansen struggling amid competition from airlines and ferries
With other operators offering discounts during the coronavirus pandemic, JR Hokkaido is being urged to improve its discount system, too.
Hokkaido ski resorts see increase in local visitors despite pandemic
Given the perception of skiing as a safe outdoor activity carrying a low chance of COVID-19 infection, families who are hesitant to travel far are apparently skiing in their local area.
Pandemic delays returns on privatization of Hokkaido airports
The operation of all runways and other facilities at the airports was handed to Hokkaido Airports Co., to be run as a single entity, just before COVID-19 landed.
Hokkaido businesses go extra mile for overseas clients unable to enter Japan
Many customers have postponed travel and events due to the novel coronavirus, and it’s unclear when Japan's government will lift its entry ban for foreign tourists.
Hokkaido fishing villages face tough decision over nuclear disposal sites
While a traditional industry is slowly dying out, some see a nuclear site as bringing valuable income, while others feel very differently.
Dolphinfish, sunfish and bluefin tuna have all been caught in waters around the north of Japan in recent years.
The problem has recently become more visible in Okhotsk, Hokkaido, where the number of companies seeking support from one bank doubled in five years.
Private renters in Sapporo launch domestic travel campaign as global travel stalls
In the six months to August, 709 minpaku properties closed down in Sapporo, their number down to around 80 percent of their peak.
Suspended resort plan forces Hokkaido city to rethink tourism strategy
The plan was to construct luxury hotels and condominiums for affluent foreign visitors on a plot of about 1,000 hectares.
Waste center swamped as homebound Hokkaido residents declutter
The number of vehicles coming to the facility reached a high in May, with the site charging only ¥140 to dispose of 10 kilograms of items.
Hokkaido farms and fisheries hit as campus closure robs them of workers
With university students having headed home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, business owners are feeling the effects of a severe labor shortage.
Hokkaido coal mine steam train to be reborn as Tochigi tourist attraction
The refreshed locomotive will run on the Tobu Kinugawa Line that connects Tokyo and the hot spring resort of Kinugawa.
