Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi expressed his displeasure over an incorrect description of Minamata disease mercury poisoning in ...

Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref./Niigata, June 5 (Jiji Press)--Sakie Yokota, the mother of an abductee to North Korea, called on the ...

Niigata is a hotspot on the national ramen map, with fierce competition among various schools of noodles served there. One ...

The price of Japan-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector. Japan is facing ...

A ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the official recognition of Niigata Minamata disease, a neurological disorder ...

About Tsunan Sake Brewery Tsunan Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. is a sake brewery located in Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture—one of Japan’s heaviest snowfall regions. The brewery ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

NIIGATA, Japan -- A growing number of sake breweries in Japan's Niigata prefecture, north of Tokyo, are turning themselves into tourist spots by installing cafes and shops on site. Kikusui ...

The inaugural Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) is scheduled to take place from December 12-17.

Japan’s FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '25 will return to the Naeba Ski Resort in Yuzawa-cho, Niigata Prefecture again this summer, July ...

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