Hokkaido: Recipes from the Seas, Fields and Farmlands of Northern Japan, by Tim Anderson (£28, Hardie Grant) Photograph by Tim Anderson I’d recommend the traditional Ainu food and fusion plates ...

Once, a manky bottle of ketchup and a half-used jar of mustard were staples on British dinner tables. Not anymore – at least ...

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A powerful low-pressure system is unleashing record-breaking snowfall along Hokkaido’s Pacific coast, with the city of Obihiro accumulating more than 1 meter of snow in just 12 hours through ...

But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan’s ongoing battle against overtourism. Local authorities recently deployed ...

Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...