Sapporo News

Sapporo news today is not only politics and economics, but also the life of one of the largest cities in Japan and the capital of Hokkaido. We publish the latest Sapporo news for you to show what the city is living right now: from transport projects and business activity to cultural events and social initiatives. On our website you will find the latest events in Sapporo, relevant materials on tourism, sports, education and the daily life of residents.

Cheers on a “riverbed” deck as Sapporo’s Tanuki Nijo Summer Festival begins

The “Tanuki Nijo Summer Festival 2025 · Riverside Sake Garden,” inspired by Kyoto’s summer tradition…

20.07.2025 2 minutes

Deer spotted near polling station in Susukino green space

Around 8:00 AM on the 20th, a passing male pedestrian spotted a male Hokkaido deer…

20.07.2025 2 minutes

Former Olympians teach curling to elementary and middle school students in Sapporo

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between Hokkaido and Alberta, Canada, a…

20.07.2025 3 minutes

“Needed funds to prove innocence: 3.95 million yen stolen in one day in Hokkaido”

Hokkaido’s Honbetsu Police Station reported a fraud case on July 19, 2025, where a man…

20.07.2025 1 minute

“Elderly man in his 70s tricked out of approximately 12 million yen in stock purchase scam promising ‘guaranteed profits’ in Sapporo’s Kiyota Ward”

Hokkaido’s Toyohira Police Station announced that on July 19, 2025, a man in his 70s…

20.07.2025 1 minute

Customer assaults bar owner after drinking; denies hitting the victim’s face in Sapporo’s Chuo Ward

Sapporo Chuo Police Station arrested a 58-year-old man, who identified himself as a company executive,…

20.07.2025 1 minute

Truck and car collide head-on; male car driver dies on wet, rainy road in Kitami, Hokkaido

The accident happened on National Route 333 in Nikoro Town, Kitami City. Around 8:30 a.m.,…

20.07.2025 1 minute

Bear sighted again in Fukushima Town, where a man was previously killed by a bear… 1-meter-long bear seen retreating into the mountains in Hokkaido

According to the police, around 2:40 PM on the 20th, a female driver traveling along…

20.07.2025 4 minutes

“Patrols conducted to prevent maritime accidents in Tomakomai”

In conjunction with the Japan Coast Guard’s “Zero Marine Accidents Campaign” (16th–31st), the Tomakomai Coast…

20.07.2025 2 minutes

Shintotsukawa Lions Club holds dissolution ceremony and donates to the town

The Shin-Totsukawa Lions Club, which disbanded at the end of June, donated 2 million yen…

20.07.2025 1 minute