Seekers of the steep and deep can expect to find comfort, adventure and gossamer-light snow at the region’s several ski areas ...

A dog sled race has been held in the Kirigamine Highlands in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, where the dogs ...

An Australian woman has died after a ski lift accident at a central Japan resort in which she was left hanging in midair, local police said Sunday. Police identified her as 22-year-old Brooke Day and ...

NAKANO, Nagano Prefecture—One of the four victims of the deadly rampage here on May 25 was stabbed or slashed at least 10 times with a knife, according to investigative sources. Nagano prefectural ...

Outside of the bustling winter months, the ski resort village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture boasts a modest population that ...

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 ...

Hikaru Fujita, who’s running in Sunday’s parliamentary election, is a standout in a country where expectant mothers rarely enter national politics.

An Australian national has died in a hospital after being suspended in midair from a ski lift in Tsugaike Mountain Resort in ...

Nagano Prefecture, a mountainous region in central Japan just a train ride away from Tokyo, offers all kinds of opportunities for outdoor adventure. Although it’s not far from Tokyo, Nagano is a world ...

Located in central Japan, Nagano Prefecture has long been a hub that connects east and west Japan. The Northern Alps Art Festival explores the region's culture and traditions, while its history can be ...

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 ...

A farm in Nagano Prefecture is working to save a Japanese horse breed called Kiso Uma, or the Kiso horse, with only about 140 such horses remaining in the country. The Kiso horse breed hails mainly ...