Sapporo News

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International Dance Festival to be Held in Hokkaido by Competitive Dancer Akinori Suzuki from Bibai.

Contemporary dancer Akinori Suzuki (39), originally from Bibai, will hold an international dance festival in…

24.08.2025 1 minute

Microbus carrying 24 passengers overturns after swerving left to avoid a pothole and veering off the road; two passengers transported to hospital in Shibecha.

In this accident, two passengers were injured and taken to the hospital, but their lives…

24.08.2025 1 minute

Drunk man sleeping on the street in Susukino has wallet stolen from his pocket; suspect caught in the act upon awakening.

The man is suspected of stealing a wallet containing 3,202 yen in cash (valued at…

24.08.2025 2 minutes

Site registration fee unpaid, facing lawsuit: 40-year-old man deceived into purchasing 300,000 yen worth of e-money.

The victim is a man in his 40s from the Okhotsk General Subprefecture area. According…

24.08.2025 2 minutes

A woman in her 60s spots a bear digging a hole while cycling; both are startled when she cries out, and the bear flees into the mountains.

Shortly after 10:30 AM on the 24th, a woman in her 60s who was cycling…

24.08.2025 2 minutes

Motorcycle and car collide on national highway; male motorcyclist in critical condition unconscious at scene of gentle curve in Hokkaido.

A collision occurred between a motorcycle and a passenger car on National Route 333 in…

24.08.2025 1 minute

Man walking witnesses three bears, mother and cubs, after garbage station was damaged three days prior in Yubari, Hokkaido.

The bear sighting occurred on Prefectural Road 1008 near Minami-Shimizusawa 2-chome in Yubari City. A…

24.08.2025 3 minutes

Police officer spots a man resembling a suspect seen on security camera while commuting, arrests him for shoplifting 8 photo books of a celebrity.

The man is suspected of stealing eight photo books of celebrities (total retail value of…

24.08.2025 1 minute

“Fisherman Discovers Body of Adult Woman in Sea Near Harbor Wall in Hakodate, No Belongings Found”

Just before 1:00 AM on the 24th, a man who was fishing discovered a person…

24.08.2025 1 minute

Lalz to procure store electricity from renewable energy, starting with 800,000 kilowatt-hours annually.

Supermarket chain “Lalz” (Sapporo) announced on the 20th that it will use electricity from the…

20.08.2025 1 minute