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Why Japan just tested a missile on its own turf for the first time

Asia · Hokkaido

Why Japan just tested a missile on its own turf for the first time

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The distant thunder of a missile launch from Hokkaido late last month was less a provocation than a statement of intent: marking a turning point, analysts say, in Japan’s approach to its own defence. On June 24, more than 300 members of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force’s 1st Artillery Brigade gathered at a remote firing range for the country’s first-ever live missile test from home soil. It saw a Type-88 surface-to-ship missile being launched…Read Article

Beyond the lavender fields in Furano, a whisky distillery emerges

Furano · Furano

Beyond the lavender fields in Furano, a whisky distillery emerges

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The region has teamed up with Karuizawa Distillers and property developer Seibu Group to build a state-of-the-art facility to make single malts.Read Article

From Hokkaido To the Spa: Repole Set To Unveil Drefong Colt

Hokkaido · Hokkaido

From Hokkaido To the Spa: Repole Set To Unveil Drefong Colt

For decades now, Japanese buyers have frequented American bloodstock sales, eagerly snapping up racing and breeding stock of the highest quality to help grow the domestic Thoroughbred industry. By any metric, the undertaking has been a smashing success, given not only the performance of Japanese-based runners on foreign soil, particularly over the last six to eight years, but also the strength of the Japanese bloodstock markets. The Japanese Rac…Read Article

Golden Kamuy OVA Unveils 3 New Cast Members

Following up on the announcement that the first-ever spinoff novel for Satoru Noda’s Golden Kamuy anime would include a new OVA, three new cast members have been revealed for the special anime episode. The novel packs both The Lightning Thief and Viper Ogin OVA and the Shimaenaga mini-OVA, and you can see a brief teaser trailer and the new cast additions below. Golden Kamuy OVA Trailer The main cast includes: Koichi Yamadera (Ryoji in Evangelion…Hokkaido · Hokkaido Read Article

Japan's space upcycling, from rocket fuel tanks into loudspeakers

A Japanese collaboration is repurposing used rocket-fuel tanks into an omnidirectional loudspeaker called “DEBRIS.” These aerospace hardware, used in Hokkaido’s private rocket programme, rarely enjoy a second life once testing ends. But as materials they are still have worth as a resource, and are now shaped into a sound system. (Image: debris.and-space-project.jp) DEBRIS developed from “design lab noon by material record”, part of Nomura Co.’s…Hokkaido · Hokkaido Read Article

Man gets 30 years in prison for fatal knife attack at Sapporo convenience store

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to 30 years in prison for stabbing three employees, one of them to death, at a Sapporo convenience store last year. The defense for Hirotaka Miyanishi had called for his acquittal on the grounds that he was not mentally competent at…Sapporo · Sapporo Read Article

Greater Bay Airlines Adds Sapporo Service From Dec 2025 — AeroRoutes

Published at 0700PDT / 1400GMT 02JUL25Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines this week opened reservations for service to Hokkaido during Northern winter 2025/26 season, as the carrier schedules Hong Kong – Sapporo New Chitose nonstop flight. From 17DEC25, Boeing 737-800 aircraft to serve this route 4 time weekly.HB008 HKG0710 – 1255CTS 738 2HB008 HKG0810 – 1355CTS 738 3HB008 HKG0955 – 1540CTS 738 1HB008 HKG1015 – 1600CTS 738 567HB009 CTS1600 – 2110HK…Air Travel · Sapporo Read Article

Marathoners Enjoy Running at Kushiro Airport in Rare Race on Runway

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido — A race was held at Kushiro Airport in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on June 14, with about 500 people running on the runway in the early morning. It was the first such event in the prefecture.Kushiro · Kushiro Read Article

Nikka From the Barrel Celebrates 40 Years

For 40 years Nikka From the Barrel has displayed consistent quality and craftsmanship. Four decades ago, a Japanese distillery defied industry trends by creating a powerhouse blend that captured whiskey straight from the cask. Today, Nikka From the Barrel stands as an icon of Japanese whiskey craftsmanship. In 1985, when the whiskey world favored lighter styles, Nikka’s master blender Takeshi Taketsuru chose a different path. His vision was to r…Yoichi · Yoichi Read Article

Jr Hokkaido to Be Audited over Train and Equipment Contact (Kyodo News)

At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 1st, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hiromasa Nakano revealed that an audit of JR Hokkaido's subcontractors' construction management will be conducted in July, following a series of incidents involving trains coming into contact with equipment left on the tracks.Sapporo · Sapporo Read Article

MHI-AC&R Receives Recommendation Award of JARAC’s 42nd Excellent Energy Saving Equipment Awards – DIR HONGKONG

Adoption of “C-puzzle80,” newest model in series of refrigeration condensing units using CO2 refrigerant Accolades received not merely for equipment upgrade but also for refurbishment conducted while maintaining operation of existing facility Award is MHI-AC&R’s 5th consecutive JARAC award since 2021 C-puzzle80 TOKYO, June 30, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Corporation (MH…Hokkaido · Hokkaido See the Story

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