Murakami City in Niigata Prefecture, along the Sea of Japan, was once a castle town. Currently, it is showcasing "hina" dolls ...

Japan - February 14, 2025 Japan has been grappling with continuous heavy snowfall in recent days, with Niigata Prefecture, located along the Sea of Japan in the Chubu region, bearing the brunt of ...

The body of a 67-year-old newspaper deliveryman was found buried by snow outside his house in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, on Wednesday. According to police, they received a call from Masatake ...

UONUMA, Japan >> More than 120 teams battled it out in a snowball fight tournament in a mountainous Japanese city on Feb. 9, ...

The operator of a nuclear power plant in Japan's Niigata Prefecture said Thursday it has postponed the completion of ...

The Sanpoku Revitalization Council will launch in May the "Sanpoku Bio-Regional Park" in the Sanpoku area of Murakami City, ...

(Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- One of the idle nuclear reactors at a power plant in Japan's Niigata Prefecture is set to face a ...

Japan’s decades-long struggle to resolve the abduction issue faces another setback as families oppose the government’s latest ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy snow advisory on Wednesday morning forecasting up to 70cm (2ft) of snowfall within 24 hours in areas along the Sea of Japan coast. Fresh snowfall was ...

The Sanpoku Revitalization Council will launch the "Sanpoku Bio-Regional Park" in the Sanpoku area of Murakami City, Niigata ...