A man was arrested for attempted murder after a report of a knife-wielding individual in Chitose, Hokkaido. Three people, two men and one woman, all believed to be in their 20s or 30s, were taken to the hospital. The woman was in cardiac arrest upon arrival, while the two men sustained injuries but were conscious. One of the hospitalized individuals is a police officer.
A man wielding a knife injured three people on a street in Chitose City, Hokkaido, on May 4th. One woman is in cardiac arrest, and two men sustained injuries and were hospitalized. The suspect has been apprehended by police.
JR Hokkaido Club secured their 18th consecutive appearance in the tournament by winning the second game of a doubleheader against Nippon Steel Muroran Sharks. After a heavy 11-3 loss in the first game, the team rallied to win the decisive match 4-2.
JR East and JR Hokkaido announced on May 4th that similar signal setting errors to those that caused the 2025 Tokyu Denentoshi Line accident were found at four new stations, including Kurihashi Station in Saitama and Otaru Station in Hokkaido. Measures have been taken to ensure safety at all locations.
JR Hokkaido Club defeated Nippon Steel Muroran Sharks to secure their 18th appearance in the 97th Intercity Baseball Tournament, marking their second consecutive qualification. The tournament begins August 26 in Tokyo Dome.
Fukuşima'da bir ayı, bir çelik fabrikasında 2 işçiyi ve yakındaki bir yerleşim yerinde 2 kişiyi yaraladı. Polis, hayvanın vurulmasına izin verecek olağanüstü hal ilan etmeyi değerlendiriyor.
プロ野球・日本ハムファイターズの2軍本拠地移転先が苫小牧、恵庭、江別の3市に絞られた。早ければ6月中に発表される見込みで、球団は総事業費300億～500億円規模の複合施設を計画している。
Three defendants, including Kawamura Haoto, 21, pleaded guilty at the Sapporo District Court on May 25 to charges including robbery resulting in death. They are accused of assaulting and robbing the victim, Hase Tomoya, 20, leading to his death from traumatic shock.
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki expressed deep regret over alleged bid-rigging in the Sapporo extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, urging a swift investigation to minimize impact on the project and alleviate public anxiety about the opening timeline.
Una coppia di meloni di Hokkaido, varietà cantalupo di Yubari, ha raggiunto il prezzo record di 5,8 milioni di yen (31.400 euro) alla prima asta stagionale. L'acquirente è la grossista Futami Seika.
THE VILLAGE SAPPORO, a new office building in Sapporo, opened on May 21st, marking the debut of WeWork in Hokkaido. The building aims to attract AI startups in collaboration with Sapporo City.
A zookeeper in Asahiyama Zoo, Hokkaido, has been re-arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife. Tatsuya Suzuki (33) allegedly strangled his wife, Yui (33), to death at their home on March 31st. He had previously been indicted for destroying her body.
JR Hokkaido President Yasuyuki Watari apologized for bid-rigging allegations in the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension project. The Fair Trade Commission is investigating 9 companies, including JR Hokkaido's subsidiary, for suspected violations of the Anti-Monopoly Act. Local governments expressed concern over project impact and cost justification.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has begun an investigation into suspected bid-rigging concerning track-laying construction for the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension. Allegations suggest companies divided contracts for the 10-section project, with high winning bid rates observed for completed sections.
An explosion occurred around 1:50 PM on the 19th at a chemical plant in Muroran City, Hokkaido. The plant handles metal sodium, which can ignite or explode when reacting with water. Firefighting is ongoing, and residents are advised to avoid inhaling smoke. No injuries have been reported.
Japan's Fair Trade Commission is investigating nine construction companies and the Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency for alleged bid-rigging in contracts for the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension project. The companies are suspected of coordinating bids to limit competition for track laying work, with some contracts exceeding 94% of their value.
A pro-Kremlin Japanese politician has said Russia is trying to arrange a meeting of the two nations’ foreign ministers in July, although analysts suggest that Muneo Suzuki’s efforts to act as a go-between are unlikely to bear fruit. Suzuki, who represents a constituency in Hokkaido and returned to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in 2025 after 23 years as an independent member of the Diet, met senior Russian government officials in Moscow on Monday. Andrey Rudenko, deputy foreign minister in...
Japanese police arrested Tatsuya Suzuki for allegedly incinerating his wife's body at the Hokkaido zoo where he worked, following the discovery of human remains. He confessed to using the zoo's incinerator for dead animals and waste.
Un employé du zoo d’Asahiyama, à Hokkaido, est soupçonné d’avoir tué sa femme et brûlé son corps dans l’incinérateur de l’établissement, normalement utilisé pour les carcasses d’animaux. Il aurait avoué aux enquêteurs avoir utilisé cet équipement pendant plusieurs heures.
One of Japan’s most popular zoos has delayed its reopening after an employee reportedly told police he had burned his wife’s body in an incinerator on its grounds. Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido’s second-largest city of Asahikawa, which had been closed for a seasonal break since April 8, was set to reopen on Wednesday, a national holiday. But the date has been pushed back to at least Friday to allow police to search for the body, according to The Asahi Shimbun newspaper. At a news conference on...
Japonya'nın Hokkaido adasında 6,2 büyüklüğünde bir deprem meydana geldiği bildirildi.
Quelques heures plus tôt, un tremblement de terre de magnitude 5,0 s’était produit en mer, à plusieurs centaines de kilomètres au sud de Hokkaido.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck southern Hokkaido, Japan, at 5:23am on April 27, 2026, at a depth of 83km. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued no tsunami warning but warned of increased landslide risks and high probability of similar quakes in the coming week. This follows a magnitude 5.0 earthquake hours earlier in the sea south of Hokkaido and a 7.7 quake off Iwate prefecture last Monday.
Hong Kong travellers in Japan were reported safe by at least one major tour operator while the Immigration Department said it was closely monitoring the situation after a powerful earthquake struck off the country’s northeast coast on Monday, triggering tsunami warnings. Steve Huen Kwok-chuen, executive director of EGL Tours, said the operator currently had about 40 tour groups in Japan, including three in the northeast and four in Hokkaido, areas covered by the alert. “All our customers are...
