The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

Tranquil and blanketed in pristine white snow, the Japanese city of Otaru serves ... region every winter. But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become ...

“The snow in Hokkaido is my love letter to winter this year,” she wrote. An Otaru City Hall official told CNN that the security measures are not aimed at the rise of Chinese tourists ...

This northern Japanese city implemented new measures on Jan. 28 to address repeated instances of disruptive behavior by ...

OTARU, Hokkaido--After sunset ... It’s lights out at 10:30 p.m. The winter tradition is part of a tourist attraction campaign jointly organized by the Otaru and Yoichi tourism associations.