Hokkaido

<!-- -->Hokkaido is home to the Ussuri brown bear, which is similar to the grizzly bear.A fisherman in Japan is feared to have been killed by a bear after a human head was discovered in the area where he went missing. According to…

<!-- -->Major Japanese media outlets carried no immediate reports of damage or injuries. (Representational)A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Hokkaido in northern Japan on Saturday night, the US Geological Survey and the Japan…

Last Updated: February 25, 2023, 20:54 ISTThe country has strict construction regulations intended to ensure buildings can withstand strong earthquakes, and routinely holds emergency drills to prepare for a major jolt. (Image:…

TOKYO: Japanhas protested to Russia over multinational military exercises including China that it is conducting on Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, and is seriously concerned about shooting drills by the two countries' warships off…

<!-- -->The fossil is the first to be found in Asia in marine sediments.A bipedal dinosaur with knives for fingers roamed around the shores of Asia between 66 million and 145 million years ago, a new study has revealed. According to…

TOKYO: A sightseeing boat in Japan, carrying 26 people, went missing after sending a distress signal warning that it was sinking on Saturday, the coastguard and local media said. Rescuers are searching the missing boat. The "Kazu 1" was…

TOKYO — All 26 people aboard a sightseeing boat were reported missing off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, on Saturday after the boat made a distress call to the Japan Coast Guard early in the afternoon saying it was…