For those who can’t get enough of the convenience of Japanese convenience stores, the FamilyMart chain is adding to the fun with FamilyMart Online (“Famima Online”). This service gives access to ...

Seasonal fishing for the "Hokkai shimaebi" shrimp started on June 30 in Notsuke Bay in the Nemuro Strait east of Hokkaido, marking the arrival of summer. Twenty fishing boats with white sails went ...

TOKYO - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Nemuro Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported according to Japan’s weather agency.

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Japan's green tea exports, including matcha, rose 25% by value to 36.4 billion yen ($252 million) in 2024, driven largely by growing demand for powdered teas such as matcha, according to data from ...

SHIMUKAPPU, Hokkaido—A JR express train was filled to 60-percent capacity when it left Sapporo Station for Shimukappu in the central part of Hokkaido in December.

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