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.

Letters to Santa on display at Sapporo Central Post Office until the 15th.

An exhibition titled “Letters to Santa – Hokkaido Region Exhibition” is being held at Sapporo…

09.10.2025 2 minutes

Man arrested for allegedly filming female colleague in unisex workplace restroom in Muroran City.

The man is suspected of placing a smartphone in a unisex company toilet in Kagawa-cho,…

09.10.2025 2 minutes

Sales of thin stoves are strong as first snowfall on Mount Asahidake signals winter preparations; kerosene orders gradually increase with continued cold expected.

Mount Asahi in the Daisetsuzan mountain range observed its first snowfall on October 9th. As…

09.10.2025 5 minutes

A bear’s growl echoes in the darkness… “I looked outside and saw a bear walking on the road.” A female bear was removed in the western district, but caution continues in Sapporo.

In a residential area of Minami Ward, Sapporo, bear-like growls were heard, and in Nishino,…

09.10.2025 2 minutes

Successor group of Aum Shinrikyo, Aleph, undergoes public security inspection at Sapporo Shiraishi facility to investigate actual activities.

The Public Security Intelligence Agency conducted an inspection at a facility of Aleph, the successor…

09.10.2025 3 minutes

Man found dead near hot spring marsh, cause of death hydrogen sulfide poisoning while visiting for facility repair work in Rankoshi, Hokkaido.

A man died from hydrogen sulfide poisoning near “Ōyunuma” in Yuri, Rankoshi, Hokkaido, while visiting…

09.10.2025 1 minute

A car collided with a bear on a road in Jozankei, Sapporo.

Around 9:50 PM on the 5th, on a prefectural road in Jozankei, Minami Ward, Sapporo,…

07.10.2025 1 minute

Sapporo City Council passes supplementary budget; opposition and abstentions arise over MICE-related expenses; LDP, Democratic Citizens’ Federation, and Komeito support the bill.

During the voting on the fiscal year’s general account supplementary budget approved at the regular…

07.10.2025 1 minute

Building Assets with Japanese Stocks: Seminar in Sapporo on October 17

On October 17th, securities exchanges including the Sapporo Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange will…

30.09.2025 2 minutes

Sapporo Police Department Presents Certificate of Appreciation to Post Office Employee for Preventing Elderly Person’s Money Transfer

A police station in Sapporo presented a certificate of appreciation on the 30th to a…

30.09.2025 1 minute