For six months out of 12, Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido is covered in snow. Elizabeth Sanjuan’s haunting images make the most of this monochrome landscape
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Australian man dies skiing in Japan days after Queensland snowboarder killed in ski lift accident ⊖⊖
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The 27-year-old died after reportedly collapsing while skiing with friends near a Niseko ski resort
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3 months ago
Boy, 5, killed after arm trapped in ski resort travelator in Japan ⊖⊖
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Hinata Goto reportedly fell as he was trying to get off the 30-metre-long walkway
A five-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped in a moving travelator at a ski resort in northern Japan, local me…
4 months ago
Terrifying videos show buildings shaking violently as huge 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan - triggering tsunami ⊖⊖
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Tsunami warnings were issued for the prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, and tsunamis up to 28 inches high were observed at several ports
Danish delight: Tim Anderson’s cherry marzipan kringle recipe for Thanksgiving ⊕⊕
These iced Danish pastries stuffed with nuts and jam are a speciality of Tim’s hometown of Racine, Wisconsin
Kringles are a kind of pastry that’s synonymous with my home town of Racine, Wisconsin. Or…
7 months ago
Hiker is dragged into forest and killed by a bear while walking Japanese trail ○
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A hiker in his 20s has been found dead on Mount Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, a day after a bear viciously attacked and dragged him into the forest.
8 months ago
Tsunami update issued for Liverpool pre-season friendly in Japan with Arne Slot's side set to face Yokahama TODAY despite major warning after 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Russia ○
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People woke up in Japan to learn that a warning of a tsunami up to three metres high along the pacific coast from Hokkaido to Wakayama, with officials calling on those near the coast to evacuate.
Hunter missing in Japan as spate of bear attacks triggers emergency to be declared in northern town ○
Search for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have died
Authorities in Japan are searching for a hunter who went missing on a mountain in Ho…
9 months ago
Japan conducts first surface-to-ship missile test on its own territory in Hokkaido ○
Around 300 soldiers took part in the exercise by the Ground Self-Defence Force's 1st Artillery Brigade with a missile fired at an unmanned boat around 40 kilometres off of the coast.
11 months ago
Edinburgh University returns indigenous skulls to Japan ○
Three skulls donated to the university by a Scottish doctor in 1913 have been returned to Hokkaido.