In Oumu, Hokkaido, a faint reddish glow was visible in the north-northeastern sky around 8 p.m. on May 11 as part of the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis. In low-latitude ...

A rare low-latitude aurora illuminated the night sky across Hokkaido, Japan, on June 1. This stunning display of Northern Lights was visible due to a severe geomagnetic storm, triggered by a powerful ...

A study by Hokkaido University researchers has shown ... south of 48 degrees latitude. They released their latest data at an international scientific conference in the United States in February.

Colorful auroras appeared around Japan's Honshu and Hokkaido islands on May 11 ... the first time they had been identified in a low-latitude, blue-dominant aurora. They also found that the ...

The ice that surrounds the coast of Hokkaido is the lowest latitude sea ice in the world, NHK reports. Officials say Rausu has seen levels decline over the years as the Earth warms. The last time ...

From low-latitude areas such as Hokkaido, only the northern lights' upper reaches are visible over the horizon, resulting in a red aurora. "It's rare for an aurora to be visible to the naked eye ...