Rapidus inaugurated its first semiconductor fabrication facility, IIM-1, in Chitose City, Hokkaido, marking a pivotal step in ...

Ice Poseidon and Johnny Somali are among the foreign streamers who have been arrested for trespassing and making a nuisance ...

Some ski towns in Japan are booming from a rise in international visitors, while resorts in other areas are closing as ...

Toro is a tiny town deep in Hokkaido’s far eastern region that is often described as Japan’s last frontier. Read more at ...

Falling ridership is putting pressure on JR Hokkaido to close underutilized local lines even as it struggles to complete the ...

State-backed Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp. began the initial phase of running a pilot manufacturing line for next-generation semiconductors on Tuesday, marking key progress toward its goal of ...

It brings total government assistance to Rapidus -- which is set to start test production at its factory in Hokkaido in April ...

A possible magnitude-nine earthquake along the Nankai Trough, a submarine trough near the South of Japan, may lead to up to ...

Japan’s Hokkaido Airports has secured several new international routes and is setting its sights on further expansion in ...

It’s not clear whether the orca is a true albino or its white coloring was caused by another medical condition.