KITAMI, Hokkaido -- Some 208 chickens were found dead after a dog attacked them at a poultry farm in Abashiri, Hokkaido, sources close to the case told the Mainichi Shimbun Feb. 20. According to ...

BETSUKAI, Hokkaido—Stray dogs, now a rare sight in urban areas, are becoming a growing concern in rural regions as there have been many reports of livestock attacks in Hokkaido. In October ...

Dog sleds have raced through a snow-covered field in the city of Fukagawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Twenty teams with a total of about 60 dogs from Hokkaido and other prefectures took part in ...

People in Hokkaido in northern Japan brought their furry friends out into the snow for an amateur dog-sled race on Sunday. Participants from near and far gathered at a sports park in Fukugawa City ...

Dogs brought out by a male dairy farmer to be sterilized are seen in Saroma, Hokkaido, on June 27, 2023. The dog that caused the latest incident is not in the photo. (Mainichi/Takeshi Honda ...