This Labor Day weekend, in lieu of wading through throngs of SPF-scented tourists at the beach or scrambling to get your hands on a hot dog at whatever backyard barbecue you regretfully agreed upon ...

A well-known Japanese brewery and a renowned chef's new restaurant will be serving food and drink from Hokkaido, a northern island in Japan, in New York City for the first time. Hokkaido Brewery and ...

An iconic annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo on Tuesday, featuring a total of 202 snow and ice sculptures at three venues. The Sapporo Snow Festival will run until Feb. 11. Five giant snow ...

Sapporo, Japan, Feb 5 (EFE).Sapporo, Japan, Feb 5 (EFE). — Old and young visitors thronged the Sapporo Snow Festival as it opened its doors Friday in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, ...

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are now ...

SAPPORO, Japan — A new class of aircraft carrier — one carved from snow — is appearing at the 74th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, a world-renowned stage in Japan for cold weather sculptors. A team of U ...

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Feb. 11, 2001: Freestyle skiers show off their jumping abilities using one of dozens of huge snow sculptures as launching platforms during the 52nd annual Sapporo Snow Festival.

One of the biggest mistakes I made while living in Japan (and I made many mistakes as a bumbling foreigner) happened one night in Sapporo, when my wife and I decided to enjoy a leisurely dinner in a ...

SAPPORO, Japan — One of the world’s most popular snow festivals was nearly derailed this year by a problem that’s become increasingly well-known to winter sports organizers — warm temperatures and a ...