NAGANO, Japan -- The central Japanese city of Nagano is tapping the rich history of its atmospheric Matsushiro district to ...

Three people injured in Japan bear attack spree - Food shortages and rural depopulation likely driving wild animals into ...

Living in Nagano city, Kondo is a member of the Japanese Alpine Club, the Himalayan Association of Japan and the Japan Academic Society of Mountain Culture.

Three people have been attacked by a bear in their residences in Iyama, Nagano Prefecture, with two of them suffering serious injuries, according to media reports. Local police and other ...

The suspect, identified as Yusuke Yaguchi, is a resident of Nagano City. The police entered his apartment located about 3 km from the attack scene and made the arrest on Sunday, according to ...

The event was captured on camera from the Kirigamine Highlands in the Nagano Prefecture city of Suwa shortly after ... 100 kilometers above the Sea of Japan off western Japan and burned up over ...

MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture—Matsumoto city will raise entrance fees for Matsumoto Castle but will not charge foreign tourists more than Japanese visitors, Mayor Yoshinao Gaun said at a news ...