NEMURO, Hokkaido–This year’s commercial whaling ... The company plans to capture 16 more whales by late April. Japan resumed commercial whaling in 2019 after withdrawing from the International ...

The Flower Fields in Carlsbad is one of those spots, a scenic spread with around 70 million Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers during peak bloom. That happens in April, but be not blue, bloomies ...

data from the Japan Meteorological Agency shows. The Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hokkaido was particularly warm, which experts attributed to an abnormal flow of the Kuroshio Current.

His priority is his on-the-field performance and ... junior in Ohtani’s native Japan and followed him closely as Ohtani’s pro career began with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Night - Cloudy. Winds SE at 9 mph (14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 55 °F (12.8 °C). Cloudy with a high of 58 °F (14.4 °C) and a 75% chance of precipitation. Winds SE at 11 to 16 mph (17.7 ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 1 to 6 mph (1.6 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 37 °F (2.8 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 62 °F (16.7 °C). Winds SW at 1 to 12 mph (1.6 to 19 ...

Every spring, Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms, or sakura, bloom across the country. As of May 7, 2025, the season has ended in most regions, except for Hokkaido and parts of Tohoku, where many areas ...

“So, our Sunflower Festival is, of course, fields of sunflowers and zinnias, and then we allow customers to pick their own flower arrangement and purchase it from the farm.” With admission priced at ...

On the Shiroyone Senmaida rice terraces overlooking the Sea of Japan, planting is underway at 250 of the 1,004 fields that have been restored. On Saturday, 120 participants, including local residents ...