He said the town is working on having the tax take effect from June 2026. Nagano is also aiming to impose a similar levy across the prefecture in the same month. Tsuchiya said combined amounts of ...

FUKUOKA—A 4-year-old boy died after falling from a hotel here, authorities said, the latest accident involving an unattended ...

Organizers of age-old horse festivals that captivate the public with daring deeds are increasingly locked in a contentious ...

Olympic figure skating partners and real-life couple Chris and Alexa Knierim are expecting their first child! On Sunday, ...

AN ATHLETE and daughter of an Olympic star has been BANNED from competing by doctors after an illness. Anna Gandler, 24, ...

Arsenal produce a superb display to hammer Liverpool, stay in the Women's Super League title race and cut the gap on leaders ...

Arsenal produce a superb display to hammer Liverpool, stay in the Women's Super League title race and cut the gap on leaders Chelsea to five points.

In 2021, I founded a new group for both victims of the subway attack and the earlier attack in Matsumoto, Nagano, in June 1994. It aims to help victims communicate with each other, publish information ...

The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-2026 (fiscal 2025) season will begin on April 16. The orchestra, known as the ...

This is the second installment of a series that examines the scars left by the Aum Supreme Truth cult’s chemical attack on ...

Before that, Canada won a medal in each of the first five Olympic women’s curling tournaments, starting with Schmirler’s title at the 1998 Nagano Games. Homan, whose team went into worlds ranked No. 1 ...