A cyclist rides Nagano’s high passes, meeting makers, farmers and singers who keep mountain life alive. This episode launches the second ride in our cycling series, which seeks out rural Japan by ...

The midfielder discusses her Australia & New Zealand 2023 campaign, how she has developed as a player and her desire to become Japan's fulcrum. Now a central figure for the Nadeshiko and competing on ...

CHINO, Nagano -- As autumn deepens, fall foliage is coming into its best viewing season across the country, and the seasonal colors around Mishaka Pond, a tourist spot in this central Japan city, are ...

It’s autumn once again in Japan, and that means sweet potatoes are in season, the leaves on trees turn a beautiful crimson, and cherry blossoms delight many with their gentle hues. You might have ...

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 ...

The former Japanese military's preparations for a possible battle in the country's mainland in the closing days of World War II remain etched in the memories of residents of a former town in central ...

Approximately 600 watermelons were stolen from a field in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, on Saturday, police said. The grower called 110 at around 7 a.m. Saturday and said the watermelons, which ...

Devil's Den Murders Were 'Completely Random,' Police Say, as Heartbreaking New Details Emerge My Dad Was Gay — But Married To My Mom For 64 Years. As She Died, I Overheard Something I Can't Forget.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The ’80s-brown digital alarm clock crows. The window glows a gradually whitening aurora. I gracelessly roll off my futon like an ...

The town of Hakuba in northern Nagano Prefecture is no stranger to global attention. A winter sports mecca, it hosted the alpine and Nordic skiing competitions at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. The ...