Nagano resident and author Peter Ninnes has just published the fourth travel guide in the “Hiking, Walking and Biking Nagano” series, sub-titled “16 Tours in Nagano City”. With its marvelous mix of ...

OKAYA, Nagano Prefecture--Three of eight people caught in a landslide were confirmed dead on Aug. 15 as torrential rains lashed this central Japan prefecture, city government officials said. The ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Since hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano City has become a world-famous hub for snow sports. Look beyond the powder, however, and ...

Nagano Prefectural Police on Sunday arrested a 46-year-old man who is suspected of fatally stabbing one person and injuring two others in front of Nagano Station days earlier. Yusuke Yaguchi, an ...

TOKYO — A strong earthquake in the mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics destroyed more than half a dozen homes in a ski resort town and injured at least 30 people, ...

As urban challenges become more diverse, a broader range of knowledge and skills are required to create livable cities. TDLC has been in dialogue with multiple Japanese cities to explore the potential ...

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 ...