Shizuoka Bank, Hachijuni Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank will work together to draw outside talent and funding into central ...

Street was happy the World Cup had returned to her home resort, where elks roam between the condos, for the first time since ...

Japanese researchers are exploring chemicals that regulate the timing of flowering, with the goal of improving crop yield and ...

In honor of his mother and others imprisoned at the internment camp, baseball player Dan Kwong has restored a diamond in the ...

Vacation rentals in Hakuba, Japan can bring in, on average, more than $60,000 a year in revenue for short-term rental ...

Climate change and unpredictable weather threaten global food security by disrupting agricultural cycles. Now, Japanese ...

In an era where climate change threatens food security, scientists worldwide are searching for reliable ways to improve crop production ...

The village was home to the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, and has remained famous for its ski resorts, mountainous scenery and hot springs ... Kyoto is one of Japan's most popular tourist destinations.

This has left regional communities across Japan torn between preserving their ... laws regarding the Tohoku Banba horse race last spring. An animal welfare group in Nagano Prefecture called ...

Cherry blossom season in Japan is more than just a natural spectacle—it’s a celebration of beauty, culture, and the passage ...

The number of cases in which people required assistance on mountains in Nagano Prefecture reached 321 in 2024, setting a ...