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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nagano became the first prefecture to declare a climate emergency Friday, joining a growing coalition of nations, regions and local municipalities around the world in vowing to take action that ...

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 ...

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 ...