MURAKAMI, Niigata Prefecture--A sixth body was found in the ruins of a rice cracker factory here following a fire that broke out late at night on Feb. 11 and burned until nearly noon the next day ...

MURAKAMI, Niigata Prefecture--Five people perished and one is still missing after a late-night fire at a rice cracker factory here that operated around the clock. The blaze broke out around 11:45 ...

NIIGATA, Japan -- With Japan's ski season right around ... with roughly 30% fewer from the peak. Another, the Murakami Budo Ski Resort, in the northern part of the mountainous prefecture, will ...

A roughly 60-kilomter section between Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, and Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, is on the Sea of Japan coast, and its sea-scented vistas were a sight to behold. Particularly ...

Northern Hokuriku: The heartbeat of Japan's rice capital, Niigata At the foot of Mount ... Renowned for its salmon cuisine, Murakami's rich culinary tradition dates to the Heian Period (794-1185 ...

Murakami signed a 600 million yen ($4 million) deal to play for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2025. Per an article from Yahoo Japan, Murakami announced at the news conference for his contract ...

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami announced that he'll play his final season as part of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2025 before looking to sign with an MLB team in 2026, according to Yahoo ...

Yakult Swallows third baseman Munetaka Murakami speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2024, after putting pen to paper for his 2025 contract. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yakult Swallows ...