Located near the center of Japan's main island, Nagano was once a road hub, linking east and west. 00:41 80 percent of the prefecture is mountainous, home to lush forests and abundant water.

NAGANO--Prefectural police here say the perpetrator of an apparent random fatal stabbing attack may have spent an hour looking for victims before carrying out the crime. The highly publicized ...

The mountain ranges known as the Japanese Alps are a spectacular backdrop to our ride across Nagano Prefecture, its forests glowing with the late autumn colors. With many 3,000m peaks, Nagano is ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known ...