NAGANO—An English-language video and online article were released here, urging tourists to take proper safety procedures if they are tempted to go backcountry skiing on the mountains of Nagano ...

Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 29. Five foreign nationals were swept up in the avalanche, which started about 2,100 meters above sea level. Two of them, an American and an Austrian, died. Some ski ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known ...

My husband and I paid $115 each for Gran Class tickets on Japan's Shinkansen bullet train. The seats and extra perks made a ...

MATSUMOTO, Japan >> As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines significantly, many ski resorts in Japan are ...

It begins almost 24 years ago, on Valentine’s Day morning of 1998, in the alpine resort of Hakuba, 30 miles from the Olympic city of Nagano, and where I was covering the Games, and specifically, ...

Nagano Prefecture, a mountainous region in central Japan just a train ride away from Tokyo, offers all kinds of opportunities for outdoor adventure. Although it’s not far from Tokyo, Nagano is a ...

In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known for its world-class ski resorts. But while the area's mountains are undeniably magnetic - they were the stage for ...