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Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto’s successor will face the question of whether to revive the city’s bid for the Winter Olympics.
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 26, 2026
Sapporo mayoral race takes shape with Olympics and foreign population in focus
Those issues, along with tourism, could prove crucial in the race to succeed Katsuhiro Akimoto.
Niseko Hanazono Resort in Kutchan, Hokkaido, in December 2023. For an 18th straight year, Hokkaido has ranked as Japan's most attractive prefecture in an annual survey.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2026
Hokkaido ranked most attractive prefecture for 18th year in a row
Three cities in Hokkaido — Sapporo, Hakodate and Otaru — also ranked as the top three most attractive municipalities in Japan, a survey found.
Parliament in Tokyo. Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures have all expressed their intention to apply for a "secondary capital" designation with the central government.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2026
Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka meet secondary capital criteria
The prefectures that contain the cities will be able to apply for the special designation once the last criterion is met.
A Sapporo-based environmental group plans to bring in a Karelian bear dog early next year to assist local authorities as bear sightings in urban areas increase.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Sep 28, 2026
NGO recruiting four-legged ‘specialist’ to help deal with bear incidents
It plans to import a Karelian bear dog — a Finnish breed historically used to hunt large wild animals — from the U.S. in February.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki prays during his election campaign in the town of Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 27.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 3, 2026
What separates heckling from unlawful interference during election campaigns?
As Okinawa Prefecture’s gubernatorial race picks up steam, some guidance can be had from a 2024 Supreme Court ruling.
A United Airlines jet taxis at Narita Airport after a flight from Los Angeles. Starting from March 2027, the American carrier will offer daily direct flights to Kansai International Airport from the city.
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2026
United Airlines continues Japan expansion with new Okinawa and Osaka routes
As tourism booms across Japan, United Airlines is continuing to expand its offerings to the country, with new routes planned for Okinawa and Osaka.
The members of TV Tairiku Ondo — (from left) Harea Togari, Ryuji Chiyotani, Kotaro Suzuki and Hiroto Yanagawa — met as high school students in Sapporo and went viral in 2024 with an energetic 90-second track.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 12, 2026
TV Tairiku Ondo channels the chaotic creativity of youth
After going viral with a 90-second track in 2024, the rock quartet from Hokkaido has been hitting stages big and small and working hard on a debut album.
A box of two Yubari melons sold for a record-high ?5.8 million at the season’s first auction in Sapporo on Friday.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2026
Yubari melons fetch record ?5.8 million at first auction of season
The melons will go on display at Keio Store’s Sakuragaoka supermarket in western Tokyo before tasting events begin next week.
Hokkaido police arrested a 46-year-old woman, Yukie Kamii, on Tuesday on suspicion of strangling her 6-year-old son, Yusho, to death at their home in Sapporo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2026
46-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of strangling son
According to Hokkaido police, the mother admitted to killing her son before later denying the allegations.
Sapporo Station, which is set to be the terminus of the Hokkaido Shinkansen line extension.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2026
Panel questions profitability of Hokkaido Shinkansen project
Rising prices, which are one of the reasons for the increase in the project’s cost, may also push profitability upward through an increase in fare and real estate income.
In recent years, the combination of a surge in tourism to Hokkaido and the operations of the Rapidus semiconductor plant has led to congestion at New Chitose Airport’s train station and on express trains.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Apr 13, 2026
Amid travel boom, Hokkaido struggles to improve airport rail link
Express trains arriving at and departing from New Chitose Airport are congested, creating concern.
North Safari Sapporo, a now-closed zoo in Hokkaido, in March 2025
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2026
Sapporo zoo operator accused of unauthorized development
The zoo, North Safari Sapporo, opened in 2005 and closed last year after the allegations came to light.
The front page of The Japan Times on March 3, 1976, carries the news of a terrorist attack in Sapporo.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Mar 6, 2026
Japan Times 1976: Bomb explosion in Sapporo claims 2 lives, injures 85
A note left after the terrorist attack at a government building cited “imperialists” as the target.
The Austrian team at this year’s International Snow Sculpture Contest — (from left) Michelle Steinmetz, Karl Pont and Daniel Nachbaur — pose with their creation.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 27, 2026
In Sapporo, snow becomes a shared language
Working in temperatures as low as minus 6 degrees Celsius, artists from around the world convened in Sapporo this February to continue a tradition 50 years running.
Visitors to the Sapporo Snow Festival take pictures on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2026
Sapporo Snow Festival opens with 210 sculptures
The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, which runs until next Wednesday, is expected to attract over 2 million visitors, with free admission.
Shohei Ohtani and his pet dog made an appearance at last year's Sapporo Snow Festival — not in person but as some of the snow sculptures that make the event an international draw.
LIFE
Jan 31, 2026
How to enjoy the Sapporo Snow Festival like a local
Snow, cold and crowds make Sapporo’s marquee winter event, running this year from Feb. 4 to 11, a must-see for travelers everywhere.
Deep snow at Iyahiko Shrine in central Sapporo on Monday
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2026
Heavy snow continues to batter northern Japan
Thousands of travelers have been left stranded by transportation disruptions caused by above-average snowfall.
Tourists from abroad take souvenir photos in Sapporo's Susukino district, a popular sightseeing and entertainment spot, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2026
Japan has a tough road ahead to achieve 60 million visitor goal
Japan still needs to overcome mounting challenges to achieving its goal of 60 million annual visitors by 2030, although the number of inbound tourists topped 40 million for the first time ever last year with their consumption growing to around ?9.5 trillion.
Workers in Sapporo's Odori Park prepare for the annual Snow Festival, which will take place during next month's Lower House campaign and Feb. 8 election.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 20, 2026
Snap election in February presents wintry challenges in Hokkaido
Subfreezing temperatures and snowfall may prevent candidates from meeting voters in person, while a snowstorm on election day could mean a low voter turnout.
Open from Oct. 1, the InterContinental Sapporo is the first international luxury brand in the Hokkaido capital.
LIFE / Travel
Dec 6, 2025
InterContinental Sapporo kicks off Hokkaido capital’s MICE push
The Hokkaido capital’s first luxury international hotel signals a high-end future for the Nakajima Park area.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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