A crippling snowstorm buried many parts of the Hokkaido and Tohoku regions on Feb. 21, paralyzing the local transportation system and causing a multiple vehicle pile-up on a major expressway.

The JMA said the fine dust particles will likely reach the Tohoku and Hokkaido regions after the evening. The agency is warning that transportation networks could be affected and is urging people ...

Weather officials in Japan are forecasting heavy snow on Wednesday and Thursday, mainly in mountainous areas along the Sea of ...

Japan is facing a concurrent increase in influenza and Covid-19 cases nationwide, according to official data, prompting ...

All the crops found in Satsumon Hokkaido were likely growing by A.D. 400-500 in Tohoku, the northernmost province of Honshu, Japan's main island that lies just to the south of Hokkaido.

North of Tokyo, the Tohoku region unfolds across seven prefectures that offer a world of scenic beauty and cultural exploration. From the dynamic Nebuta festival of Aomori Prefecture to Fukushima ...

With a few big dumps recently on both Honshu and Hokkaido and with more snow on the way this week, Japan’s winter is well and ...

The plan started to take shape. Shinkansen (Bullet Train) A 7-day Japan Rail Pass is ¥50,000, but there is a 6-day regional pass good for Tokyo, Tohoku and southern Hokkaido (the JR East-South ...

Researchers at Tohoku University, the University of Tokyo, and Hokkaido University have developed a model that considers ...

JR East Pass (Tohoku) Tokyo + East Japan 5 days ¥20,000 (S$191.23) JR East-South Hokkaido Pass Tokyo + East Japan + South Hokkaido 6 days ¥27,000 (S$258.16) JR Hokkaido Rail Pass Hokkaido 5 / 7 ...

Eric Pye’s Tohoku saga comes to a close in Hakodate ... crossing under the Tsugaru Strait – to the outskirts of Hakodate near the southern tip of Hokkaido. Shinkansen Route from Aomori to Hakodate I ...