OKAYA, Nagano Prefecture--Three of eight people caught in a landslide were confirmed dead on Aug. 15 as torrential rains lashed this central Japan prefecture, city government officials said.

OKAYA, Nagano Prefecture--Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in ...

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Cloudy with a high of 42 °F (5.6 °C) and a 55% chance of precipitation. Winds from N to NNW at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 63% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The ...

Chef Shigeki Yagi pours warmed sake into a glass for a customer at his restaurant in Okaya, Nagano prefecture, central Japan, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. AP PHOTO "It means a lot to Japan and to the ...