The Coast Guard plane, based at Haneda, was due to deliver relief supplies to people in Niigata after the region was struck by a devastating earthquake Monday. At least 55 people have died.

A traditional performer from Sado Island in Niigata prefecture, Japan, shows off his moves in Tokyo’s Ginza district, Nov. 26, 2024. (Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes) ...

On the west coast of Japan between Niigata and Toyama Prefecture, nestled between the mountains on one side and the Sea of Japan on the other, there is a small town called Itoigawa.The place is known ...

The Coast Guard aircraft was en route to Niigata, tasked with providing earthquake relief, according to initial reports. Tokyo police, cited by Japanese national broadcaster NHK, ...

Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima said its plane was MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8. "I felt a boom like we had hit something and jerked upward the moment we landed," a passenger on the ...

Reporting from across Niigata Prefecture on Japan’s western coast Oct. 22, 2024 Scientists in Japan are racing against time to save the country’s most popular rice from the devastating effects ...

Michelin released a special edition of its guide for Niigata in 2020. And in September 2022, the prefecture established the Niigata Gastronomy awards, with its inaugural edition – launched in ...

The incident occurred on January 2, 2024, when a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane arriving from New Chitose Airport in Sapporo barreled into a Japan Coast Guard plane waiting on the runway.

A giant kettle created by a metalworking firm in Niigata Prefecture is on display at the World Expo in Osaka through Wednesday. The maker in Tsubame City was established more than 200 years ago.

Police made the discovery in the wooden boat's stem around 9:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) on Saturday on Sado island, which is off the coast of Japan's northwestern prefecture of Niigata, Coast Guard ...

Niigata Prefecture, known for its rice, is redefining sustainability. Local startup Rice Resin turns wasted rice into low-carbon plastics, reducing petroleum use and emissions.