In a dusty box, a Nagano man finds proof his father served in Nanjing, China, with Unit 1644, part of Japan’s covert ...

SINGAPORE — Most people associate Nagano Prefecture with red-faced snow monkeys taking leisurely dips in an onsen (Japanese for “hot spring”) at Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park. But the area ...

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 ...

The prefecture includes the country’s furthest point from the sea, which is some 115 kilometers away, and at eight, it has the most borders with other prefectures. Nagano Prefecture at a Glance ...

Story by Koji Uchida New information from the summer anime "Turkey! Time to Strike," produced by BAKKEN RECORD, has just dropped! Set in Nagano Prefecture's Chikuma City, get your first look at scenes ...

But what this tiny village in southern Nagano Prefecture does offer is something that's becoming more difficult to find in Japan: a complete escape from modern life.

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.

Kaminaridaki (Thunder Falls) is a spectacular waterfall located in the village of Takayama, Nagano Prefecture. It is the most impressive of the many falls in the scenic Matsukawa Gorge. The water ...

Shinshu soba is from Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Shinshu soba’s name comes from Shimano, which is the old name of Nagano Prefecture. What makes this soba so distinctive is the great temperature ...

MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--A mountain climber in his 40s was heading toward the peak of Mount Norikuradake when he heard someone shout “avalanche” and then felt the ground beneath his feet ...

Police in Sakaki, Nagano Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 30-year-old girlfriend during a party. According to police, both the suspect and victim are Myanmar ...