INA, Nagano Prefecture--Too much plastic in the ocean was the last straw for the city agriculture promotion center here. So, the center is working to spread the use of plastic-free drinking straws ...

NAGANO--Citing a driver shortage, Nagano Electric Railway Co. said it will cut by half the number of limited express services between Sept. 11 and Dec. 10. It currently operates 20 limited express ...

The 1.20pm quake in Omachi registered an upper 5 on the Japanese seismic scale, strong enough ‌to make movement difficult ...

Nagano, Japan may be known as the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics, but the destination offers seemingly endless opportunities to enjoy year-round nature activities, as well as to go back in time ...

Sometimes known as the “roof of Japan” for its high altitude, Nagano Prefecture is famous for winter sports and bathing monkeys. Landlocked Nagano Prefecture in the Chūbu region of central Honshū is ...

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 ...

Nagano Prefectural Police on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 76-year-old mother. Takahiro Kai, who is from Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, was initially ...