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Japan's powder snow, popularly known as 'Japow' is a world-class tourism resource, said Morimoto.

Japan has detected its first outbreaks of bird flu with a "highly pathogenic" strain identified at a poultry farm.

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A total of 3,040 plastic bags containing crushed ice will be made available at nine of the 14 water stations on both days.

Yubari melons come from Hokkaido, the country's northernmost main island and a popular tourist destination.

Suga said the government would suspend new travel reservations to areas hard hit by COVID-19 under its "Go To Travel" programme.

In the past few weeks, 17 infections were confirmed at a post office call centre in the northern island of Hokkaido.

The governments approach in dealing with COVID-19 infections was different from the one implemented in Hokkaido.

The Ethiopian delegation confirmed in a notice that the US and Japanese delegations to the United Nations "request the Presidency to call urgent consultations."

The missile flew over Japan, landing in the Pacific about 2,000 km (1,240 miles) east of Hokkaido, Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters in a hastily organised media conference.

Yamato Tanooka's parents lied to the police when they told him he got lost while they were walking in the area.

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.

Two elderly women were killed on the northernmost island of Hokkaido while another died in a traffic accident in Hiroshima.

A tsunami of up to 40 centimetres was observed early Thursday morning at a port of Iwate Prefecture in Japan.

Tourism Malaysia continues to promote VMY2014 campaign at the 65th Sapporo Snow Festival which is expected to draw more than two million visitors.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.

At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.

The hospital hallways echo with the screams of children as anxious parents await news from doctors.

Can a young Orang Asli child from Gua Musang, Kelantan be turned into an Olympic champion in 2036?

Anfaal Saari emphasises the seriousness of the issue, especially involving children and teenagers under 18 years old.