The Japanese island of Hokkaido is drowning in snow. Within twelve hours, more snow fell on the island than ever before. The snow festival in Sapporo began at the same time. Manfred considering ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

SAPPORO—Amid towering snow and ice sculptures ... used in the special buns will be locally sourced from Hokkaido, including the scallops, beef, potatoes, carrots, onions and rice oil.