Around 10 killer whales found trapped in drift ice off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido likely escaped as they appear to no longer be there, local officials say.
There were no skid marks at the scene of a fatal collision between a truck and a bus in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, suggesting the truck's driver may not have hit the brakes, police say, as they investigate whether the goods vehicle was the cause of the crash.
A restaurant in Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido hopes to be a place of comfort for families of victims in a tourist boat accident off its coast in April last year.