This new entity is tasked with studying the probability of eruptions for active volcanoes found from Hokkaido to Okinawa Prefecture and formulating observation plans. Compared to the vigilance ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido–This year’s commercial whaling of minke whales has begun off the coast of eastern Hokkaido, with the first catch of the season being unloaded here on April 1. The catch was a ...

Join a couple on a trek through the Tokachi Mountain Range in early summer. See glistening snow and colorful alpine plants. Get a sense of Earth's awe and wonder while trekking up an active volcano!

The volcanic "nesting dolls," collectively known as the Krenitsyna Volcano, are located on the ... Ocean between the Kamchatka Peninsula and Hokkaido, the second-largest and northernmost island ...

Located in Hokkaido’s Akan-Mashu National Park, Mt. Meakan is the tallest peak in the Akan Volcanic Complex, standing at ...