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 ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest ... The platform at Sakamachi Station in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, was flooded, according to the JR East Niigata branch.
This off-season we have seen two of the biggest Japanese stars make their mark in Major League Baseball—Kodai Senga and ...
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 ...
"I started writing this novel in early March 2020, when the coronavirus started raging in Japan, and it took me almost three years to finish," Mr Murakami said in the book's statement issued by ...