RAUSU, Hokkaido—Two extremely rare all-white killer whales were seen splashing in waters off Hokkaido in what tour operators say could be the world’s first such sighting. In ordinary years ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido—Set net fishing for salmon, where nets are dropped along migrating fish routes, is at its seasonal peak off the Shiretoko Peninsula on the eastern point of Japan’s northernmost ...

Seseki Onsen in Rausu comes highly recommended ... is a snow-covered wonderland with opportunities for drift-ice sightseeing. Without a doubt, Shiretoko is one of the best national parks in ...

Officials from the town of Rausu conducted a land-based search ... It is possible that someone somewhere down the road in a sightseeing boat [...] will spot and recognize one of these animals ...