NAGANO--A 32-year-old farmer was indicted Nov. 16 on charges of murdering four people, including two police officers, in May. The Nagano District Public Prosecutors Office announced the indictment ...

Tucked away in the Japanese Alps, Nagano is quietly building a reputation as one of Japan’s most exciting destinations for food and sake lovers.

Short-staffed ski resorts in Nagano Prefecture are increasingly relying on foreign labor, and employers are dangling free use of the winter facilities to secure enough workers for the season. The Kuma ...

Nagano is just a 90-minute shinkansen ride from central Tokyo, but for chefs in search of some of Japan’s freshest ingredients, the mountainous prefecture might as well be a world away from the ...

I feel my way along the tunnel; it’s pitch black and narrow, and all I can do as I inch forward is grope for the spot. Hidden below the altar of the Zenkoji Temple’s main hall is, so legend has it, ...

These winter onsen towns in Nagano are the perfect escape when the snow starts falling. #onsen #nagano #japantravel #wintervibes #relax Top business leaders issue an expletive-laced message on the ...

At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, American skier Picabo Street won gold in the women's super-G, just weeks after suffering a concussion in a high-speed crash. "That crash was a blessing in ...

A strong earthquake jolted Nagano Prefecture on Friday night, registering up to lower 5 on the shindo seismic scale to 7. The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.0, occurred at around 8:19 p.m. at ...