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Aiming at Olympic boom, Japan builds 'Ethnic Harmony' tribute to indigenous Ainu

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 12:50 PM

On a wooded lake shore in northern Japan, the government is building a modernist shrine that has divided the indigenous Ainu community whose vanishing culture it was designed to celebrate.   Read more »

Bucket list: Hokkaido is an epicenter of Michelin stars and gourmet greats

Cris Bilbao
Updated as of Apr 07 08:07 PM

Known as a winter wonderland, Japan’s northernmost is hiding a slew of amazing dining options among its blistering cold. For seven years, the Michelin Guide had been zeroing on this prefecture, bestowing stars aplenty. Read more »

5.5-magnitude quake hits Japan's Hokkaido, no tsunami risk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 11:31 PM

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan's northern island of Hokkaido Thursday but there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of injuries or damage, authorities said. Read more »

Hokkaido, Japan, paboritong pasyalan tuwing Pebrero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 12:53 AM

Kilala ito sa kanilang ice at snow festival. Read more »

Japan eats: What and where to eat in Hokkaido

Kara Santos
Posted at Jan 06 07:05 AM

Aside from being a great winter destination, Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan is also a great destination for foodies. Read more »

Winter in Japan: 10 things to do in Hokkaido

Kara Santos
Posted at Dec 29 10:36 AM

Known for its volcanoes, natural hot springs and ski resorts, Hokkaido offers a perfect winter holiday destination.  Read more »

Explosion at Japan restaurant injures 42: police

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 07:50 AM

An explosion at a restaurant in northern Japan injured 42 people late Sunday, police said, with the blast reportedly causing surrounding buildings to collapse. Read more »

On a Mazda in Hokkaido winter, driving on ice

Vince Pornelos
Updated as of Dec 16 01:14 PM

If you've always wanted to know what it feels like to be in a Tamiya Mini 4WD, this is how. Read more »

No Filipinos hurt in Japan quake: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 12:26 PM

No Filipinos were reported hurt in the magnitude 5.3 earthquake that hit Japan's northern island of Hokkaido Friday. Read more »

Strong quake hits Japan's northern island, no tsunami danger

Reuters
Posted at Oct 05 11:07 AM

TOKYO - A strong earthquake on Friday jolted the same area of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido that was hit by one of the country's most powerful tremors last month. Read more »

Olympics: Sapporo withdraws from 2026 Winter Games bid

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 18 08:32 AM

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The northern Japan city of Sapporo told the International Olympic Committee on Monday that it will give up its bid for the Winter Olympics in 2026.   Read more »

66 Pinoy tourists in Sapporo safe: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 07:16 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday 66 Filipino tourists in Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan were safe after the powerful quake that hit the northern Japanese island Thursday. Read more »

Rescuers with dogs search for survivors after deadly Japan quake

Kaori Kaneko and Malcolm Foster, Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 05:53 PM

TOKYO - Rescue workers with dogs searched for survivors on Friday in debris-strewn landslides caused by an earthquake in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, as electricity was restored to just over half of households. Read more »

Death toll from Japan's Hokkaido doubles to 16 - prime minister

Kaori Kaneko and Makiko Yamazaki, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 07 09:56 AM

TOKYO - The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rattled the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido doubled to at least 16, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday, with more than half the island's 5.3 million residents still without power.   Read more »

At least 9 dead, 300 injured as quake strikes Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 07 12:13 AM

At least nine people were killed and about 300 injured by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, destroying houses, ripping apart roads and causing a number of massive landslides, including some that buried parts of towns.   Read more »

No Filipino casualty after 6.7-magnitude quake jolts Hokkaido: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 08:58 PM

No Filipino was hurt in the 6.7-magnitude quake that hit the town of Hokkaido, the Philippine ambassador to Japan said Thursday. Read more »

Hokkaido quake kills 8

Jiji Press/AFP Photo
Posted at Sep 06 07:45 PM

A car (right) is stuck on a road damaged by an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture on Thursday. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Powerful quake rocks Hokkaido

Photos from Reuters and AFP
Posted at Sep 06 01:57 PM

Still reeling from the destruction caused by the violent Typhoon Jebi, Japan was hit anew by another disaster when a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Hokkaido at 3:08AM Thursday. Read more »

PH Embassy in Japan checking on Pinoys in Hokkaido in wake of powerful quake

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 12:56 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Embassy in Japan is checking on the condition of Filipino residents in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido after a 6.7-magnitude quake hit early Thursday morning, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.  Read more »

At least 19 missing, 120 injured as powerful quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

William Mallard, Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 09:01 AM

A powerful earthquake triggered a landslide that engulfed houses on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early on Thursday, television footage showed, injuring and trapping dozens of people and cutting power to millions across Hokkaido. Read more »