SAPPORO—Sapporo has decided to give up its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in the face of public distrust over scandals connected to the Tokyo Summer Games, sources said Oct. 5. The ...

Sapporo, a popular winter travel destination in Japan, is known for its heavy snowfall, even by Japanese standards. Located in central Hokkaido, Sapporo hosted the Winter Olympics in 1972 and the ...

SAPPORO--Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto announced on Dec. 19 that the city would suspend its bid to host the Winter Olympics as it will be unlikely to host the Games for the next 18 years.

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto has been a strong proponent of his city hosting the Winter Olympics for a second time, after it staged the 1972 Games, but local media have reported he is set to ...

Sapporo, which hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, already has world class ski venues in place, while bobsleigh and sledding are proposed to be held in Nagano, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics.

This 2014 aerial photo shows what looks like an unusually large and deep puddle of vibrant blue meltwater sitting on top of an unnamed Alaskan glacier. Similar melt ponds are becoming more common ...