Japan has been grappling with continuous heavy snowfall in recent days, with Niigata Prefecture, located along the Sea of ...

Heavy snow has led to 12 deaths in Japan since Feb. 4, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday. By prefecture, ...

People in a community in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, braved the cold on Tuesday night to join in a New Year ritual meant to bring good fortune and health. The traditional event in the ...

The body of a 98-year-old man was found covered in snow on the ground beneath the eaves of a shed on his property in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, on Thursday. Police said Nobuchika Higuchi, who ...

Yamagata–based travel specialist The Hidden Japan has launched a new collection of multi-day tours showcasing local crafts ...

it is unlikely they ever envisaged it would rise from the ashes to become a beacon of gastronomy in their hometown in the far north of Niigata Prefecture. What they did know, however, was that ...

Weather officials in Japan have made an emergency announcement warning people to brace for the coldest spell so far this ...

so the animals are “as important as people” for him. He was invited to become a jockey at age 16 by a horsebreaker working for a racecourse in Niigata Prefecture who visited his father’s ...

The decision of the Niigata District Court was the focus of much attention amid the divergent judgments. The 47 people who sued Showa Denko and the central government were either excluded from the ...

The Niigata International Animation Film Festival ... of approaches in creating animation.” A jury of three people has also been announced: Spanish film producer Manuel Cristóbal (who will ...