By Kaori Kaneko JOETSU, Japan (Reuters) -For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice ...

Niigata is the fifth largest prefecture in Japan, with a total area of about 5.74 times that of Tokyo, and a lovely area that faces the Sea of Japan. It’s a great place to visit when you need a break ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. began loading a second reactor with fuel at its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, which may become its first reactor to be reactivated after the ...

Three more destinations – the foothills of Mount Fuji, Niigata, and Yamagata – have been added to the Japan Tourism Agency ...

MYOKO, Niigata Prefecture--This mountain city is known as the training site for Aoyama Gakuin University, a powerhouse in the annual New Year’s Hakone Ekiden long-distance relay road race.

It may be a dreamy place for liquor lovers. Speaking of Niigata Prefecture, it is famous for rice from Uonuma Koshihikari. Therefore, the production of sake made from rice is also popular. Access ...

Police in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, on Wednesday said they believe a decapitated body found in an apartment on Monday. The body, which was inside a suitcase, had decayed to the extent that ...

The world’s oldest living man, Chitetsu Watanabe, has passed away in Japan at the age of 112, the Niigata prefecture government said in a statement Tuesday.

The 10.7 meter (35 ft) long vessel was discovered on a beach in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata prefecture, early Tuesday morning, a Niigata police spokesman confirmed to CNN.