TOKYO (Reuters) - A foreign woman has been critically injured in an avalanche at Mount Yotei near a popular ski resort on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, local media reported on Friday. The ...

Two women aged 66 and 78 were found collapsed near a river flowing through Hokkaido's Hidaka mountains on Saturday and were later confirmed dead. Police said they believe the two women may have died ...

Police in Eniwa, Hokkaido, have arrested a 21-year-old Self-Defense Forces officer on suspicion of assaulting a female university student with whom he was in a relationship. Police said Ryota Nosaka ...

This photo shows a courtroom at the Sapporo District Court on May 7, 2025. (Kyodo) SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 14 months in prison, suspended for three years, ...