This photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 24, 2025, shows the wreckage of a car that plowed into a riverside water gate in Iida, Nagano Prefecture. (Kyodo) NAGANO (Kyodo ...

A strong earthquake jolted Nagano Prefecture on Friday night, registering up to lower 5 on the shindo seismic scale to 7. The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.0, occurred at around 8:19 p.m ...

Rain with a high of 57 °F (13.9 °C) and a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds N at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low ...

The body has been identified as Mariko Nonaka, 57, from the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. She was married to Hideki Nonaka, a 63-year-old part-time cleaner, who has been arrested on suspicion ...

Cloudy with a high of 69 °F (20.6 °C). Winds from NNW to N at 10 to 11 mph (16.1 to 17.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 5 to 12 mph (8 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 ...

had a magnitude of 5.1 and was centered in the northern region of the prefecture at a depth of 13 kilometers. The tremors were strongly felt in areas such as O町市 and Ogawa Village, where the intensity ...

Sharp Corp. on May 14 announced that it will cease its money-losing production of large liquid crystal display panels at its Sakai plant in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, after 15 years. The plant is ...

a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Nagano Prefecture, causing a temporary power outage in areas such as Nagano City. According to reports, the earthquake was strongly felt in Ota City, Ogawa Village, ...

The prefecture is dotted with sake breweries and wineries, many offering tastings of local sake and wine. You can also dive into hands-on experiences like soba-making workshops or apple picking to get ...