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NAGANO

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2016
Seat-belt rules often overlooked, difficult to enforce, drivers and passengers say
Many of the people killed or injured in Friday's horrific bus crash in Nagano Prefecture may not have been wearing seat belts, as required by law.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2016
Bus company involved in fatal crash conducted ski tour without proper paperwork
The transport ministry has found that the operator of the chartered ski-tour bus that crashed in Nagano Prefecture late last week was running the tour without providing its drivers with the required instruction paperwork, officials said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 18, 2016
Rescues point to dangers of searching out backcountry powder
Backcountry skiing and snowboarding have come under scrutiny after the recent rescue of two groups of skiers stranded in mountains in Nagano and Fukushima prefectures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2016
Operator of bus that crashed in Nagano offered illegally discounted price
The operator of a chartered bus that crashed in Nagano Prefecture early on Friday, killing 14 people, provided the service far more cheaply than the state-stipulated minimum, as proposed by a travel company, transport ministry sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2016
Tour bus crash that killed 14 people exposes lax safety practices
Friday's bus crash in Nagano Prefecture has unmasked the pitfalls of small-scale bus tours, the number of which has spiked in recent years due to deregulation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2016
Overnight bus crashes in Karuizawa, killing 14
Fourteen people died and 26 were injured when a packed bus on an overnight journey crashed in the early hours on Friday. It was the worst toll from a bus accident in decades.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Dec 5, 2015
All set for our woods' own horse power
Over the past three years, the C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust has been bringing down people and horses from Tono and Morioka in Iwate Prefecture to help us take out trees we've been thinning from our woods here in northern Nagano Prefecture — and lately, too, from the adjoining national forest...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 2, 2015
Monkeying around in Yamanouchi
As temperatures drop throughout Japan, the country's famous wild Snow Monkeys have headed to the hot springs. One Reuters photographer captured the macaques taking a dip at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, about 45 minutes from Nagano city by bus. The wild Japanese macaques in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture,...
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 27, 2015
Hanyu shatters own world record with 106.33 points in short program
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu grabbed the lead in the short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday night with a world-record score of 106.33 points.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 16, 2015
Tours provide renewed interest in Japan's oldest hydro power plant
The Miyashiro No. 1 power plant, which houses the country's oldest working hydraulic generator, is attracting public attention after it started offering guided tours last spring.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 28, 2015
Kajikawa using power of sport to improve society
In the increasingly cynical world we live in it seems like true believers are becoming a dying breed. The cold, hard reality of everyday life having taken a toll on optimism and enthusiasm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2015
Team conducts prep work on Ontake before searching for people missing since eruption
An advance team of Nagano police and firefighters surveyed areas near the peak of Mount Ontake on Sunday ahead of restarting the search for bodies still believed buried following the volcano's deadly eruption last September.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2015
Massive power blackout hits Nagano Prefecture
An estimated 380,000 homes in Nagano Prefecture lose power for three hours in Chubu Electric Power Co.'s service area.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2014
Hakuba quake victims move into temporary housing
Dozens of people left homeless by the massive earthquake last month in rural Nagano Prefecture are now getting access to temporary housing.
OLYMPICS
Dec 8, 2014
IOC OKs moving events away from host cities, countries
The IOC on Monday voted to allow Olympic Games host cities to move competitions to other towns, cities or even countries, breaking with a long tradition of keeping the games contained in one location.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2014
Ski village in Nagano hopes to ride out quake concerns this season
Amid concerns that the powerful quake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Nov. 22 will discourage skiers from visiting the area's ski slopes this winter, officials in the village of Hakuba held a ceremony Sunday to pray for a safe season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2014
Nagano quake injury toll rises to 45, nearly 700 houses left without running water
The number of people injured in the earthquake that struck northern Nagano Prefecture over the weekend has risen to 45, according to prefectural authorities, while 690 houses were left without running water.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2014
Ontake victims mourned a month after eruption as tourism industry scrambles to recover
The victims of the Mount Ontake eruption are mourned a month after the volcano killed 57 people and left six others missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2014
Mount Ontake rescuers race against typhoon as death toll rises to 56
Rescuers race to find seven more missing hikers on Mount Ontake before another typhoon threatens to stop them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2014
Mount Ontake eruption deaths likely to surpass 60 as inquiries climb
Mount Ontake's eruption has left 16 missing and 47 dead so far, but phone calls and other records show the numbers are likely to grow.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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