Police in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, have arrested a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of abandoning the body of her newborn baby boy at her home after giving birth in early March. Police said the girl ...

The mountains of Nagano Prefecture are a popular destination, but 13 people were reported missing or dead there in 2024 ...

Japan’s breathtaking, yet treacherous, mountains of Nagano Prefecture experienced an alarming surge in rescue operations in ...

SUZAKA, Nagano Prefecture--Suzaka Mayor Masao Miki apologized on March 18 for the city passing off grapes produced in Yamagata Prefecture as being grown locally to reward donors to its hometown ...

NAGANO--For the 19th year in a row, Nagano ranked as simply the best in terms of prefecture to relocate to for people seeking a better quality of life. The ranking was compiled by monthly magazine ...

SUWA, Nagano -- A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano ...

Located in central Japan, Nagano Prefecture has long been a hub that connects east and west Japan. The Northern Alps Art Festival explores the region's culture and traditions, while its history ...

The mountain ranges known as the Japanese Alps are a spectacular backdrop to our ride across Nagano Prefecture, its forests glowing with the late autumn colors. With many 3,000m peaks, Nagano is ...

The event was captured on camera from the Kirigamine Highlands in the Nagano Prefecture city of Suwa shortly after 9:20 p.m. on Feb. 22, showing a trail of light resembling a fragmented meteor.

The picturesque town of Shibu Onsen in Nagano prefecture is the perfect balm for a busy visit to Japan. It’s traditional, ...

NAGANO: Yoshitomi Okura, a 74-year-old mountaineer from Iida, Nagano Prefecture, advocates "eco mountaineering," a way of ...

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