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North Korea launches a ballistic missile towards northern Japan, prompting evacuation orders in Hokkaido, before the missile falls into the sea.
2023-04-13

North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile towards Japan with the Japanese government warning residents in Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures to immediately seek shelter. It later landed in the Pacific. The launch comes after a series of balloon launches and placard protests from South Korea and various military exercises involving the US.
2022-10-3

Ten people are dead and 16 more are missing as a sightseeing boat sinks off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
2022-04-23

Japan records a new single-day record of 3,041 cases. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are deployed to Asahikawa, Hokkaido, where hospitals are facing shortages of medical staff to treat COVID-19 patients.
2020-12-12

The death toll from the earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan rises to 44. There are now no reports of individuals missing and the search operations have been called off.
2018-09-10

The death toll from the earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan, rises to 39. More people remain missing.
2018-09-8

North Korea fires a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile which flies 2,700 km, passing over Hokkaido, northern Japan, prompting the activation of the nationwide J-Alert warning system. This is first time since 2009 that a North Korean missile has passed over Japanese territory.
2017-08-29

At least two rivers break embankments, causing floods on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Operations are underway to rescue 400 stranded people. On Honshu Island, at least 11 people, including nine elderly from a nursing home, have died.
2016-08-31

Thousands of people are evacuated on the Japanese island of Hokkaido as Typhoon Choi-wan approaches from the east.
2015-10-8

At least 9 people die after heavy snowfall hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido over the weekend.
2013-03-4