NAGANO--Leather is becoming a problem as some people won’t wear animal hide and synthetic leather comes from crude oil. But now there’s an environmentally friendly leather from agricultural sources.

Tucked away in the Japanese Alps, Nagano is quietly building a reputation as one of Japan’s most exciting destinations for food and sake lovers.

Sometimes known as the “roof of Japan” for its high altitude, Nagano Prefecture is famous for winter sports and bathing monkeys. Landlocked Nagano Prefecture in the Chūbu region of central Honshū is ...

At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, American skier Picabo Street won gold in the women's super-G, just weeks after suffering a concussion in a high-speed crash. "That crash was a blessing in ...

Nozawa Onsen, a village in Nagano located on the border with Niigata, stands at the foot of Mount Kenashi, where the region’s hot springs bubble up from the ground. The springs are said to have been ...

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. at ...