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Care to try some sheep brains? How about a serving of kidneys or hearts? Farm Restaurant Cuore in Hokkaido believes every part of the animal offers a range of gourmet possibilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/28/food-drink/farm-restaurant-cuore-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #meat #hokkaido
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki has announced his support for a planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power’s Tomari nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/politics/hokkaido-governor-tomari-nuclear-restart-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hokkaido #naomichisuzuki #nuclearenergy #energy #tomari #restarts #localgovernment
Hand-poured candles, a mountainside town in Hokkaido and a love story that began on a British Columbia farm. North Candles isn’t just a brand, it’s a whole life that Alex and Mami St-Jean built from scratch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/11/28/our-lives/north-candles-alex-mami-st-jean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #hokkaido #expats #smallbusinesses #canada #mixedrelationships
Rapidus plans to start building a second factory to produce cutting-edge semiconductors in a race with industry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., local media in Japan has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/rapidus-second-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rapidus #chipmakers #hokkaido #manufacturing
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki will support the idea of restarting the Tomari nuclear plant during a meeting on Friday, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/hokkaido-governor-nuclear-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #nuclearenergy
Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chip hub
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“Concerns are mounting about potential impacts as we approach the upcoming winter peak season,” Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/society/hokkaido-china-japan-tourists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #china #tourism #travel #hongkong #taiwan #hokkaido
A recent confrontation between a Hokkaido town assembly member and a hunters’ association shines a light on how graying and shrinking towns are dealing with the growing bear threat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/society/shakotan-bear-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #animals #hunting #hokkaido #shakotan
The mayor of the village of Tomari in Hokkaido has indicated his plan to approve the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/hokkaido-tomari-mayor-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomari #nuclearenergy
Plans to extend the runway at Sapporo’s Okadama Airport are moving forward to boost commercial flight capacity, attract more business jets and facilitate medevac flights at the city’s smaller airport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/okadama-airport-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okadamaairport #hokkaido #sapporo #airports #airlines #tourism #mlit
Timeless tales throw the march of ‘progress’ into relief https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/history/ainu-tales-yukie-chiri/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hokkaido #jomonperiod #ainu #yukiechiri #isabellabird
The president of a Hokkaido tour boat operator pleaded not guilty to professional negligence resulting in a fatal sinking in the first hearing of his criminal trial on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-boat-operator-hearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hokkaido #shari #japanesecourts #marineaccidents #shiretokoyuransen
Japan has far fewer bears than North America — yet far more fatal encounters. Why are the nation’s bears so uniquely dangerous? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/japan/society/bear-attacks-japan-wildlife/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #animals #akita #hunting #hokkaido
Japan has made its first shipment of scallops to China in two years after Beijing relaxed its restrictions on Japanese fishery products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/scallop-exports-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #chinajapanrelations #hokkaido #fukushima #311 #aomori #fish #tepco
The government of Niigata Prefecture said it has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in the city of Tainai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/science-health/bird-flu-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #hokkaido #birdflu
The nation's Ground Self-Defense Force is preparing to dispatch personnel to Akita Prefecture to assist with measures against wild bears following a series of attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/sdf-bear-capture-participation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #bears #wildlife #hokkaido #akita #iwate #miyagi #nagano
Hokkaido’s future as a “great dairy district” was already foreseen by an American academic in November 1925. In 2000, the founder of the Japanese Red Army militant group was arrested in Osaka after years on the run. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/japan/history/japan-television-hokkaido-strike-shigenobu-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hokkaido #dairyindustry #television #japanesenationalrailways #rail #unions #fusakoshigenobu #japaneseredarmy #osaka
A court decided Wednesday to hold on Nov. 12 the first hearing of the criminal trial for a tour boat operator charged with professional negligence over the fatal sinking of a tour boat in Hokkaido in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/hokkaido-boat-hearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #shiretokopeninsula #kazui #marineaccidents