Travelers to Japan should consider a side trip to shop and eat in Niigata, one of the country’s most rewarding food ...

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. But in ...

The Koshino Shukura train aims to transport passengers — less to a destination than to a state of giddy intoxication. It’s one of Japan’s 44 “Joyful Trains” — on-rail experiences themed around a ...

Discover Niigata, Japan's hidden gem, with this travel guide exploring its rich history, geisha culture, Sado Island, and ...

Plans to put a nuclear power plant in Japan's Niigata Prefecture back into commercial use for the first time in years have ...

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi met on Wednesday with the mayors of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa, which host Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, as he plans to decide as ...

Niigata, a prefecture on Japan's western coast, has a rich history of agriculture and culture, with bountiful rice paddies fed by fresh spring water and numerous trading ports. Despite being a ...

In a major step for the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the Niigata Prefecture governor is expected to grant his approval as early as Nov. 21, sources ...

Niigata is renowned for its heavy snowfall. Each winter it is transformed into a wonderland where the snow covers the landscape for nearly half the year. Despite these harsh conditions, this ...

An ultra-modern online crowdfunding campaign has come to the rescue of one of the most traditional and uniquely Japanese businesses in the north coast city of Niigata – its geisha community. Japan’s ...

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Japan has approved Tokyo Electric Power Co. to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear site as the world's largest nuclear power plant. On Monday, the Niigata assembly backed Governor ...