In the wetlands of northern Japan, where the mist lingers over frozen marshes, the red-crowned crane (tanchō) moves with a grace that transcends mere instinct.Their dance begins with a deep bow ...

Davao City’s oldest and premier full-service Japanese restaurant, Tsuru, celebrates its 35th anniversary with an irresistible offering: a weekend buffet at its ...

Red-crowned cranes are attracting visitors to the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido. Photographers in Tsurui Village can snap photos of red-crowned cranes gathering by a river before dawn ...

In this episode, we visit Kushiro in the eastern part of Hokkaido Prefecture and meet a woman who is dedicated to the conservation of red-crowned cranes.

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Hokkaido is home to about 1,800 of these birds--more than half the global population of red-crowned cranes, according to conservationists. Most of them inhabit eastern Hokkaido.