The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack on Aug. 14, the Asahi Shimbun reported. Data from the device showed that at around 11 a.m. it suddenly deviated from the hiking trail in Hokkaido and went down a forested slope, the daily said.

The Singapore star said she felt her bed shaking after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake took place on Dec 8. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan experienced a 7.5-magnitude earthquake off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday (Dec 8). The tremors, which injured at least 30 people, were strongly felt across northern Japan, including parts of Hokkaido, and prompted tsunami warnings for coastal areas.

The information added another layer of shock and sadness for the parents. The acquaintance, the last person to see their son alive, on Mount Rausu in Hokkaido, was the one who had told them about the brown bear attack. They had to travel to Japan ’ s northernmost main island from the Kansai region to identify the mutilated remains of their son.

A fire broke out early Monday at a plant operated by Nippon Steel Corp. in Hokkaido, northern Japan, with no reports of injuries, l

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki has announced his approval for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power’s Tomari nuclear power plant.

Japan's industry ministry said Friday that its affiliated National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, will establish a research and development base for advanced semiconductors in Chitose,

Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture has been hit by an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, two days after a tremor measuring 7.5 in the same region. It is not yet clear how much damage the latest earthquake has caused,