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Japan Confirms H5N1 Outbreak at Hokkaido Poultry Farm, Orders Culling of 190,000 Chickens

Testing confirmed the virus within a day of the farm’s report.

Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito Join Youth Ski Orienteering in Hokkaido

Unification Church Ordered Dissolved After Court Details ¥650 Billion in Transfers as Germany Boycotts Paralympics Opening and China Targets 4.5–5% Growth

Tokyo High Court Reissues Dissolution Order for Former Unification Church, Authorizes Liquidation

Total Lunar Eclipse Tints Moon Red Over Parts of Japan as Clouds Block Much of the Country

SpaceOne Scrubs Kaïros 3 Launch After Wind Analysis at Japan’s Spaceport Kii

Michael Hurst Identified as Australian Skier Who Died Near Niseko as Cause Probed

Abashiri Declares First Day of Sea Ice Landing, Halting Regular Vessel Traffic

Second Body Recovered After Hokkaido Fishing Boat Sinks With Two Still Missing

Record Snow Paralyzes Hokkaido Transport, Stranding Thousands

Air Canada to Launch Only Nonstop North America–Sapporo Flights From Vancouver in Winter 2026

Series of Moderate Quakes Hit Pacific Rim as M5.8 Strikes Off Kamchatka

Winter Purification Rites Press On in Japan as Hokkaido's Kanchu Misogi Begins

Saitama Confirms Avian Flu, Orders Culling of 240,000 Hens in Season’s 12th Case

Boy, 5, Dies After Arm Is Trapped in Hokkaido Ski Travelator

Hiker’s GPS Watch Reconstructs Hokkaido Bear Attack Showing Body Was Dragged Next Day

Japan Names 'Bear' as 2025 Kanji of the Year

Smartwatch Reconstructs Fatal Hokkaido Bear Attack as Japan Confronts Record Encounters

Shiretoko Tour Boat Trial Hears JCI Inspector and Coast Guard on Sinking Mechanics

Injury Toll Rises to 50 After Powerful Quake Off Japan’s Aomori