Drift ice, the annual winter spectacle that draws tour boats in Japan’s northern seas, will soon be few and far between due to global warming, scientists warn. A study by Hokkaido University ...

The Sea of Okhotsk lines the coast of Hokkaido Prefecture, the northernmost main island of Japan. Once again, the season of drift ice has arrived. The ice has traveled 1,000 kilometers from the ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

Kick streamer Ice Poseidon was confronted by 14 police officers in Japan, after picking little oranges from trees and eating them.

The annual arrival of ice floes is being greeted in coastal areas of Hokkaido, northern Japan. Tourists observed ... about 8 kilometers offshore. The drift ice is about 10 cm thick, with the ...