A pebbly beach on Niigata Prefecture's Sea of Japan coast contains pieces of real jade. Some people who come here for a natural treasure hunt find jade right away, others have no luck despite ...

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) ...

15 November 1977, Niigata, Japan: It was after sunset on a crisp November evening when Megumi Yokota left her last badminton practice. Sharp winds chilled the fishing port of Niigata, and the grey ...

Niigata Machine Techno USA Inc. isn't selling new Niigata injection molding machines anymore, but it still handles service and parts sales for the presses it sold before March 1.

Three children and two adults drowned after they were swept away by strong waves Sunday at a beach in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture. According to police and rescue personnel, the three children -- two ...

Founded by a mountaineer in Niigata, Japan and renowned for its chic, innovative designs, Snow Peak chose Long Beach, which is driveable from Portland, Oregon and Seattle, as the site of its first ...

Niigata Machine Techno USA Inc. will not be selling new Niigata injection molding machines going forward but will continue with service and parts sales. The contract the Elk Grove, Ill.-based ...

Le Lectier pears were cultivated from seedlings imported from France at the beginning of the 20th century. During the Meiji Era (1868 to 1912), Sayukichi Koike, a Niigata farmer who was extremely ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said Monday it now aims to restart a reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture in the fiscal year 2025, which starts next month.

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 ...

Megumi Yokota is believed to have been taken by the North while walking home from her junior high school in Niigata, a port city on the Sea of Japan, Nov. 11, 1977. She was 13 at the time.

15 November 1977, Niigata, Japan: It was after sunset on a crisp November evening when Megumi Yokota left her last badminton practice. Sharp winds chilled the fishing port of Niigata, and the grey ...