On January 2, two American nationals in their 30s lost their way while backcountry skiing in the village of Hakuba, ...

NAGANO--Police are asking the public for information about a man who killed one person and injured two others in a knife attack in front of JR Nagano Station on Jan. 22. Nagano prefectural police on ...

NAGANO--Prefectural police here say the perpetrator of an apparent random fatal stabbing attack may have spent an hour looking for victims before carrying out the crime. The highly publicized early ...

A court in central Japan has sentenced a man to death for killing four people, including two police officers, two years ago. Aoki Masanori, 34, was charged with fatally stabbing two women on a street ...

Public prosecutors on Wednesday sought the death penalty for Masanori Aoki, 34, who has been accused of murdering four people in Nagano Prefecture in May 2023. Aoki has been indicted on charges of ...

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 ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known for ...

In the world of dietary supplements, it can often feel overwhelming to find a product that genuinely delivers on its promises. Among the myriad of options available, Nagano Tonic stands out as a ...

Fuka Nagano has committed her future to Liverpool as she is set to renew her contract amid interest from Women’s Super League (WSL) rivals. Everton held an interest in signing the out-of-contract ...

26-year-old actress Mei Nagano has been accused of having an affair with married actor Kei Tanaka, 41, while also reportedly being romantically involved with South Korean actor Kim Mu Jun. Japanese ...

One of Japan's most popular young stars has been swept up in a cheating scandal with not one but two of her male co-stars, which all of them have denied. Mei Nagano is currently one of Japan's most ...