NEMURO, Hokkaido—A “higuma” brown bear was caught on video attacking a light truck on a forest road here on April 28. The driver, in his 50s, was on his way to pick wild vegetables when the ...

Five people were killed June 18 after an intercity bus collided with a truck carrying a load of pigs in the town of Yakumo in southwestern Hokkaido. The bus was carrying 15 passengers ...

Eyewitness footage showing cars travelling along snow-covered roads, some narrowly missing each other and with a car fallen off to the side of the road. Video credit: donchan/Tomohiro Tsuboi Party ...

The carcass of an animal believed to be a cat was found abandoned on a road in Wakkanai City, Hokkaido, on Thursday. The carcass was missing its head and front legs. A passerby called the police at ...

But Hokkaido is in the spotlight again as it struggles to deal with a second wave of infections. In late February, Hokkaido became the first place in Japan to declare a state of emergency due to ...

Mount Fuji, an iconic symbol of Japan, is the tallest mountain and a popular destination for hikers. Japanese roads are ...