Tsunami warning issued in Japan

Tsunami warning issued in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fishing boats returning to a port in Samani in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after taking to sea following a tsunami warning issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency in the wake of a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

Huge kite debuts in Hokkaido festival

Huge kite debuts in Hokkaido festival

SAMANI, Japan - A huge kite is pulled up April 27 in a big kite festival in Samani, near Cape Erimo on southern Hokkaido. The 250-kilogram kite was made by local kite enthusiasts in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the municipality of Samani.

Hokkaido's Mt. Apoi added to list of global geoparks

Hokkaido's Mt. Apoi added to list of global geoparks

Kazuyuki Sakashita (L), mayor of Samani in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, poses with an official of the Global Geoparks Network in Tottori, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2015, following the addition of the town's Mt. Apoi as the country's eighth geopark for its natural area with geological features of scientific importance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hokkaido's Mt. Apoi added to list of global geoparks

Hokkaido's Mt. Apoi added to list of global geoparks

Kazuyuki Sakashita (L), mayor of Samani in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, poses with an official of the Global Geoparks Network in Tottori, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2015, following the addition of the town's Mt. Apoi as the country's eighth geopark for its natural area with geological features of scientific importance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Huge kite debuts in Hokkaido festival

Huge kite debuts in Hokkaido festival

SAMANI, Japan - A huge kite is pulled up April 27 in a big kite festival in Samani, near Cape Erimo on southern Hokkaido. The 250-kilogram kite was made by local kite enthusiasts in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the municipality of Samani.