NEMURO, Hokkaido--Bird watchers here might have thought they had been magically transported across the Pacific when they spotted the national symbol of the United States here in a wetland.

The bird is estimated to be at least 32 years old because it was already an adult when it was first spotted. According to the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, the average life expectancy of a ...

With four resorts in Hokkaido, Club Med ... Encouraging guests to plan ahead, Club Med has launched its early bird booking window for the 2026 winter season. Now through June 17, 2025, travelers ...

Hokkaido in Japan’s far north is a paradise for wild birds. Some endangered species of large birds in Hokkaido have benefited from conservation efforts over the past few decades, but new threats ...

Dead crows infected with the latest bird flu virus have been found in rapidly growing numbers in Japan since 2021. A research group at Hokkaido University studied the spread of the H5N1 virus in ...