SAPPORO--A local startup is launching a “space tourism” business to take sightseers on balloon rides 25 kilometers into the ...

Sapporo city has suspended activities to promote its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, saying it should first regain ...

As Hokkaido’s long winter season comes to a close, the melting ice and warm weather signify the beginning of spring. Living in Sapporo for four years now, spring is one of my favorite seasons as the ...

Sapporo is finally dropping out of the race to host the 2030 Winter Games, but may still try for 2034, Japanese media is reporting. Even as recently as this week Sapporo was described as “ramping up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Toronto and St. John’s combined don’t see as much snow every year as Sapporo, Japan. Nearly two million people live in this winter ...

Sapporo's real estate holdings include the Yebisu Garden Place in Tokyo, a popular tourist destination. The company is aiming to concentrate management resources on its core beer business. The ...

Japan is renowned for taking the quality and freshness of seafood to a whole new level. The nation’s chefs handle and prepare ingredients with a dedication that almost defies belief. Nowhere across ...

Creepy masks and vintage toys line the walls of this seafood restaurant, which serves up world-class fish. If you find it hard to plough through all that raw fish, ask them to cook up what's left for ...

After a long drive through remote eastern Hokkaido, I arrive in downtown Sapporo, just as the sun sets below the horizon. We'd been hiking, canoeing and cruising our way through some of the region's ...

River Davis is a correspondent who has been living in Japan for the past eight years. Kiuko Notoya is a reporter and researcher who has visited Sapporo regularly since childhood. Jan. 15, 2026 While ...

Sapporo – The pandemic proved a boon for the video game industry, sparking a frenzy of investment to keep up with demand. But this gold rush met its reckoning when normality returned in 2023, a banner ...