Category: Hokkaido News

Earthquake-hit Hokkaido thermal power plant is partially restarted  The Japan Times

SAPPORO – The largest coal-fired power plant in Hokkaido restarted one of its three units Wednesday, almost two weeks after the complex was damaged by a …

Major Hokkaido power plant restarts 2 weeks after big quake：The Asahi Shimbun  Asahi Shimbun

SAPPORO–The largest thermal power plant in Hokkaido resumed operations on Sept. 19, marking a major step forward in rebuilding efforts after the Sept.

Hokkaido’s famous ski resort area Niseko seeks to promote its safety after powerful quake  The Japan Times

NISEKO, HOKKAIDO – With the Hokkaido tourism industry estimating losses of around ¥29 billion from the recent deadly earthquake, due to widespread hotel …

Hokkaido quake reveals Japan is woefully unprepared to help foreign tourists in times of disaster  The Japan Times

The powerful earthquake that recently hit Hokkaido threw a strong spotlight on how unprepared Japan is to provide foreign visitors with information during.

Quake damage to Hokkaido’s farm, forestry, fishing sectors estimated at nearly ¥40 billion; dairy farmers in bind  The Japan Times

Hokkaido’s agriculture, forestry and fishery industry has taken at least ¥39.7 billion in damage from the level 7 earthquake on Sept. 6, the prefectur.

Hokkaido appeals for return of tourists after sharp decline following quake  The Mainichi

SAPPORO — The tourism industry in Hokkaido is desperately trying to attract visitors from across the country in the face of a sharp drop in their num.

Architect Ban, volunteers hit Hokkaido to help quake victims：The Asahi Shimbun  Asahi Shimbun

SAPPORO–Internationally acclaimed architect Shigeru Ban was among the nearly 1,000 volunteers who helped victims of the powerful earthquake in Hokkaido …

Hotels in quake-hit Hokkaido hammered by 500,000 guest cancellations  Inquirer.net

SAPPORO — Accommodation reservations for at least 500,000 people have been canceled in Hokkaido since a powerful earthquake struck the prefecture on …

Massive Russian war games see naval forces hunt submarines in Pacific waters north of Hokkaido  The Japan Times

Russian naval vessels have conducted anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Pacific waterway between Russia and Hokkaido, as part of the country’

Hokkaido hotels hit by 500000 guest cancellations due to earthquake  The Straits Times

SAPPORO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Accommodation reservations for at least 500000 people have been cancelled in Hokkaido …