Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between April 12 and 20. The first story wa Full article Japan to release stockpiled rice ...

"Our story is set in the lands surrounding Mount Yotei," the blog details, "a towering peak in the heart of Ezo, an area of Japan known as Hokkaido in the present day." Interestingly, the setting ...

Scallop fishing for the spring season has begun in Nemuro Bay in Hokkaido. Many big scallops were caught, and the port became lively. On April 1, four boats caught a total of 28 metric tons of ...

now an established Hurricane and Magpie. Doug Laing is a senior reporter based in Napier with Hawke’s Bay Today and has 52 years of journalism experience, 42 of them in Hawke’s Bay ...

The Unification Church designated 16 years ago a religious corporation in Hokkaido as the recipient of its assets in case it is disbanded. According to the March 25 Tokyo District Court decision ...

The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala) came second place in the 2024 count. Image credit: shutterstock The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) placed third. But Sean Dooley, senior public affairs ...

Magpie ships with a handful of effects that can be used in combinations. Most of the effects have parameters that can be customized. All effects are stored in the effects folder. You can easily add ...

A pod of at least 10 killer whales is trapped by thick sea ice off Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. Drone footage captured by Wildlife Pro LLC vividly shows the orcas struggling to breathe, ...

Nestled in the rolling hills of Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, the Blue Pond (Aoiike) happens to be fascinating demonstration of human ingenuity in the face of danger. With its turquoise waters, skeletal ...