The event was part of the “France/Japan Wine Cross View” symposium ... and Saitō Keisuke, mayor of Yoichi, Hokkaidō, signed a friendship accord between the two towns. This so-called ...

The town of Yoichi in the western part of Hokkaido is best known for its apple ... But his passion for wine endured, leading him all over Japan in a search of the perfect terrain to grow Pinot ...

YOICHI, Hokkaido—The fields of Hokkaido are frozen ... It now comprises about 60 farmers and other agriculture-related personnel in Japan’s northernmost main island. “It has been fun and ...

“In recent years, I noticed a decrease in the number of stout marimo,” said Yoichi ... of Hokkaido from summer to autumn this year. According to preliminary figures from the Japan ...