SINGAPORE - As Mr Melvyn Xu was winding down for the night in his hotel room in the city of Hakodate in Hokkaido, his phone ...

Japan is assessing damage and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities.

Footage from NTV showed buildings shaking in the night time in Aomori and Hakodate. Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s northern region late on Monday, December 8, prompting tsunami warnings and orders ...

Hakodate, a port city located in southern Hokkaido, is known for having one of the best night views in Japan. As the surrounding seas darken, the lights of the city warm the hearts of dwellers.

A Japanese passenger plane on Thursday made an emergency landing at Hakodate Airport on the northern island of Hokkaido after ...

HAKODATE, Japan -- The city of Hakodate on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido has gained popularity as a tourist spot thanks to the debut of the "shinkansen" bullet train line on the island in ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido--If walls could talk, a building being remodeled into a hotel and restaurant in this northern Japan city would probably have a lot to say. Renovation work started March 2 on the ...

“June 11, 1907: Ishikawa Hajime hired as substitute teacher at Hakodate Yayoi Elementary School. Monthly salary: 12 yen.” The records of Hakodate Yayoi Elementary School date back to its founding in ...

A 70 m.p.h. gale out of the North screamed across Hakodate Bay as the shadow of night ran across the city, slid up the pine-covered face of Hakodate Head and The Peak, and enfolded the secret forts on ...