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The Latest Breaking News from Hokkaido

Japan earthquake live: Tsunami alert lifted after 6.9-magnitude tremor prompts evacuations along Pacific coast

Details on damage and injuries from the new quake weren’t immediately clear

The Independent UK

Japan earthquake live: Powerful aftershocks strike Japan days after megaquake advisory issued

The megaquake warning covers approximately 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) from Chiba to Hokkaido

The Independent UK

Japan earthquake: Is it safe to travel despite the ‘megaquake’ warning?

The ‘megaquake’ warning is the first since the category was introduced in 2022.

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Why Japan has issued an advisory for a possible megaquake in the country's north

Japan has issued a megaquake advisory after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture on the main island

The Independent UK

Japan earthquake live updates: Megaquake warning issued along 800-mile coastline after 7.5-magnitude tremor

The warning covers approximately 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) from Chiba to Hokkaido

The Independent UK

Rapidus to start construction on 1.4nm fab in 2027 — research and development on node to begin next year

Japanese startup Rapidus announced plans to build a 1.4-nm fab in Hokkaido, with construction expected to start in 2027.

Tom’s Hardware

Japan's Bear Crisis Explodes – Army Called In After Dozens Killed

Japan faces a deadly surge in bear attacks, prompting the government to deploy army troops as communities struggle with rising killings involving Japanese black bears and massive Hokkaido brown bears.

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Ghost of Yotei only lets you pet the fox because of its "proper" research into Japanese history, says expert, but you might get a tapeworm if you tried it today

Don't pet the fox, OK?

GamesRadar

Ghost of Yotei earns praise from legendary developers behind Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry, with Team Ninja's Fumihko Yasuda saying he's always wanted to make a game based in Hokkaido

Hideaki Itsuno, on the other han,d hasn't played it yet, but thinks it looks cool

GamesRadar

Japan declares ‘serious incident’ after passenger plane lands in Hokkaido with ground crew vehicle still on runway

Pilot altered the plane’s course shortly before arrival to avoid thunderclouds and in the process forgot to inform ATC of the change

The Independent UK

Horrified hiker watches as friend is dragged off trail by aggressive bear in Japanese forest

A 26-year-old man was attacked while descending a mountain on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido

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Willie Jones obituary

Other lives: English teacher at Shrewsbury school in Shropshire who emigrated to Japan and taught at Hokkaido University

The Guardian - UK

Is it safe to travel to Japan? Latest advice after tsunami warning following earthquake in Russia

Japan still has some tsunami warnings in place along its coastline

The Independent UK

The Latest: Tsunami hits Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia early Wednesday

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Warnings issued after Japanese man vanishes during bear hunt

Hokkaido authorities issue warning after spate of fatal bear attacks

The Guardian - AU

Hunter missing in Japan as spate of bear attacks triggers emergency to be declared in northern town

Search for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have died

The Independent UK

Typhoon Nari lashes northern Japan with strong winds and heavy rain

Nari is first typhoon to make landfall on Japan’s northern main island since 2016

Euronews

Japan conducts first surface-to-ship missile test on its own territory in Hokkaido

Around 300 soldiers took part in the exercise by the Ground Self-Defence Force's 1st Artillery Brigade with a missile fired at an unmanned boat around 40 kilometres off of the coast.

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Space

Watch Honda launch (and land) its 1st reusable rocket in this wild video

The Japanese automaker Honda just hit a key milestone in rocket reusability with a near-bullseye landing during a vertical test flight in Hokkaido.

The Guardian - AU

Parts of Japan blanketed by thick snow during strongest cold front for years

Hokkaido and the Japan Sea coast have been hardest hit, forcing domestic airlines to cancel flights between cities in the region and Tokyo

The Independent UK

Record-breaking snow causes major travel disruption in Japan

Record snowfall has blanketed Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido

The Guardian - AU

Picture prefect: Japanese city deploys guards to control unruly tourists seeking perfect shot

Overseas tourists are blocking roads or walking onto railway tracks in Otaru to capture its views, stoking local resentment and complaints of overtourism

The Independent UK

Instagram influencers criticised after filming themselves performing stunts on sacred Japanese shrine

The Chilean sisters performed pull-ups and handstands by a torii gate in Hokkaido

GamesRadar

Ghost of Tsushima follow-up Ghost of Yotei announced for 2025, Sucker Punch's next open-world game is set over 300 years later and stars a female lead in Hokkaido

Ghost of Yotei stars new Ghost Atsu