Hokkaido city boosts measures to improve foreign tourists' manners
This northern Japanese city implemented new measures on Jan. 28 to address repeated instances of disruptive behavior by ...
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Small-town mayor in Hokkaido grapples with overtourism
Born in Yokohama in 1967, Hiroyuki Kakuwa served as a Biei correspondent for The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper from 2007 through 2011. He has been mayor of Biei since 2019. He also personally ...
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A rare Hokkaido scene: Camera captures ito in spawning season
In eastern Hokkaido, April is the spawning season for ito. An Asahi Shimbun reporter, camera in hand, recently had the rare chance to witness two male ito, each over 1 meter in length and their ...
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Snow clearing tram in Hokkaido all set for winter
In Hokkaido, Hakodate City Tram's snowplow car ... Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...