Month: September 2018

Russian group of residents raises spirits of quake survivors in Hokkaido town  The Japan Times

Five Russian residents of one of the disputed islands off Hokkaido visited a quake-hit town in the prefecture on Saturday to encourage the survivors. They.

Preventive glitch led to Hokkaido blackout: paper  The Japan Times

Hokkaido’s prefecture-wide blackout on Sept. 6 was caused by a failed emergency step that was designed to prevent exactly what it caused after the level 7.

Tokyo to subsidize hotel discounts in Hokkaido to help tourism recover from quake  The Japan Times

Plan supported by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows similar moves following disasters in other parts of the country.

Hokkaido newspaper successfully tests newspaper delivery by drone  The Japan Times

A Hokkaido newspaper company tested delivery by drone on Friday to determine whether the unmanned aircraft can be relied on to bring news to the public in.

The sky’s no limit for far-flung motorbike touring in Hokkaido  The Japan Times

Two humans, one motorcycle and seven days of travel on Hokkaido’s open roads.

Hokkaido power plant damage shown to media  NHK WORLD

Media have been shown damage at a thermal power plant in Hokkaido, northern Japan, whose failure following an earthquake led to a region-wide blackout.