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The municipal government of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, agreed on Thursday to pay ¥70 million to settle the high-profile case of a 14-year-old girl who was found dead from hypothermia in March 2021 after being bullied. [1]

When the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters finished in second place in 2024, it was somewhat of a surprise. When it happened again last season, the Fighters were not upstarts, but legitimate pennant contenders. [2]

Police in Hokkaido have referred the operator of a now-closed zoo and its 58-year-old former president to public prosecutors on suspicion of violating the city planning law, sources said Thursday. [3]

Students in the inaugural class of an Ainu craft school in Hokkaido are set to graduate soon, after completing their training to acquire skills of the Indigenous ethnic group. [4]

SAPPORO, Japan -- Hokkaido Electric Power is considering plans to construct a plant fired by liquefied natural gas, Nikkei has learned, as energy demand rises in the northernmost Japanese prefecture. [5]

SAPPORO, Japan -- The Hokkaido Spaceport in the town of Taiki, located on Japan's northern main island, has rocketed to global prominence after it hosted the first launch of a foreign vessel earlier this summer. [6]

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido is bolstering efforts to attract more visitors from Europe, holding promotional events in Germany, France and the U.K. [7]

The rise of the digital economy as a key driver of growth in South-East Asia has highlighted the challenge of regulating online platforms that operate effortlessly across borders, often without maintaining a physical presence in individual countries—... [8]

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[1] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-27 · 85% match

Hokkaido city reaches settlement over death of bullied girl

The municipal government of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, agreed on Thursday to pay ¥70 million to settle the high-profile case of a 14-year-old girl who was found dead from hypothermia in March 2021 after being bullied.

[2] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-25 · 65% match

Pacific League race shaping up as Fighters-Hawks duel

When the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters finished in second place in 2024, it was somewhat of a surprise. When it happened again last season, the Fighters were not upstarts, but legitimate pennant contenders.

[3] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-26 · 65% match

Sapporo zoo operator accused of unauthorized development

Police in Hokkaido have referred the operator of a now-closed zoo and its 58-year-old former president to public prosecutors on suspicion of violating the city planning law, sources said Thursday.

[4] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-26 · 65% match

Ainu craft school aims to pass on culture to students

Students in the inaugural class of an Ainu craft school in Hokkaido are set to graduate soon, after completing their training to acquire skills of the Indigenous ethnic group.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-28 · 75% match

Japan utility weighs building LNG power plant in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan -- Hokkaido Electric Power is considering plans to construct a plant fired by liquefied natural gas, Nikkei has learned, as energy demand rises in the northernmost Japanese prefecture.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-11 · 75% match

Japan's Hokkaido Spaceport lands on map as international launch site

SAPPORO, Japan -- The Hokkaido Spaceport in the town of Taiki, located on Japan's northern main island, has rocketed to global prominence after it hosted the first launch of a foreign vessel earlier this summer.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-25 · 75% match

Japan's Hokkaido pitches its nature, culture to European tourists

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido is bolstering efforts to attract more visitors from Europe, holding promotional events in Germany, France and the U.K.

[8] TH thailand-business-news.com · 2025-10-10 · 65% match

ASEAN partners with global stakeholders to strengthen governance of digital platforms

The rise of the digital economy as a key driver of growth in South-East Asia has highlighted the challenge of regulating online platforms that operate effortlessly across borders, often without maintaining a physical presence in individual countries—

[9] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2025-11-28 · 65% match

At Cuore in Hokkaido, lamb offal plays more than a bit part

A visit to Farm Restaurant Cuore is not an outing to be undertaken lightly. Even if you live in Hokkaido, serious planning is needed before you set out.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-16 · 46% match

Japan's big nuclear restart is an economic inevitability

Yuriy Humber is founder of Japan NRG, an information service on the Japanese energy market, and president of investment research company Yuri Group.

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