Spring is synonymous with cherry blossoms in Japan, bringing along tourists and migratory birds like warblers and flycatchers ...

The surrounding areas are wetlands, unsuited for nesting as they have little forest ... Kiyoshi Taira, head of the road planning division of Kushiro's development and construction office, noted, "To ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--Motorists driving westward through a wetland region in Kushiro city can quickly spot numerous solar panels on both sides of the Doto Expressway. Some areas are dotted with ...

This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2025, shows a vacant building in Kushiro, Hokkaido, which housed the Marui Imai Kushiro department store until 2006.(Kyodo) KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Seeing vacant ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--With a puff of black smoke and the toot of a whistle, SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train (The winter wetland steam engine) of Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is full steam ahead ...