Travel Feb 1, 2020
A month of ice and fire: Japan's best winter festivals
by Rebecca Saunders
Winter this year may have been relatively warm, but February brings a host of festive events across the country for snow-lovers and heat-seekers alike.
Business Aug 30, 2019
Volvo unit's autonomous truck goes the distance in test as Hokkaido faces driver shortage
The Japanese unit of Sweden's AB Volvo demonstrated for journalists on Thursday a highly autonomous truck at a sugar factory in Hokkaido, where it moved for about 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) without the involvement of a human driver. UD Trucks Corp. said the test, which ...
National Sep 21, 2017
Hokkaido 'workations' breathe fresh air into telecommuting
by Sayuri Daimon
With a view of Mount Shari in the distance and an ocean breeze wafting in from the Sea of Okhotsk, working in this coastal community in northeastern Hokkaido is certainly an escape from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. The town of Shari, at the ...