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New train for Shinano express

KASUGAI, Japan, May 13 Kyodo - Central Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press the interior of its new train cars for the Shinano express train running between Nagoya and Nagano stations in central Japan, on May 12, 2026, in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, a day before the start of its test run. JR Central plans to start running the mass-produced 385 series cars for the Shinano train in around fiscal 2029. (Kyodo)

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New train for Shinano express

Central Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press the interior of its new train cars for the Shinano express train running between Nagoya and Nagano stations in central Japan, on May 12, 2026, in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, a day before the start of its test run. JR Central plans to start running the mass-produced 385 series cars for the Shinano train in around fiscal 2029.

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New train for Shinano express

Central Japan Railway Co. unveils its new train cars (L) for the Shinano express train running between Nagoya and Nagano stations in central Japan, on May 12, 2026, in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, a day before the start of its test run. JR Central plans to start running the mass-produced 385 series cars for the Shinano train in around fiscal 2029.

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New train for Shinano express

Central Japan Railway Co. unveils its new train cars for the Shinano express train running between Nagoya and Nagano stations in central Japan, on May 12, 2026, in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, a day before the start of its test run. JR Central plans to start running the mass-produced 385 series cars for the Shinano train in around fiscal 2029.

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New train for Shinano express

Central Japan Railway Co. unveils its new train cars (L) for the Shinano express train running between Nagoya and Nagano stations in central Japan, on May 12, 2026, in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, a day before the start of its test run. JR Central plans to start running the mass-produced 385 series cars for the Shinano train in around fiscal 2029.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Nagano, central Japan, shows regular gasoline prices at 194 yen ($1.23) per liter on March 12, 2026, up sharply amid the Middle East crisis.

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Overseas tourists at Japanese ski resort

A local police official (R) hands out safety brochures to foreign visitors at a ski resort in the village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in January 2026, amid a surge of incidents involving foreign skiers getting stranded while backcountry skiing.

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Zenko-ji temple lit up

The main hall of Zenko-ji temple in Nagano, central Japan, is lit up on Feb. 20, 2026, as a four-day lantern festival begins.

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Preparations for upcoming general election in Japan

A signage company in Chikuma in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is busy making and shipping boards on Jan. 19, 2026, ahead of a snap general election. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the same day she will dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for the election to be held on Feb. 8.

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Preparations for upcoming general election in Japan

A signage company in Chikuma in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is busy making and shipping boards on Jan. 19, 2026, ahead of a snap general election. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the same day she will dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for the election to be held on Feb. 8.

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Preparations for upcoming general election in Japan

A signage company in Chikuma in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is busy making and shipping boards on Jan. 19, 2026, ahead of a snap general election. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the same day she will dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for the election to be held on Feb. 8.

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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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Long hours of service among town officials in Nagano Pref.

OBUSE, Japan, Oct. 24 Kyodo - An arrow on a map indicates the town of Obuse in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, where three municipal officials took their own lives in fiscal 2021 and 2022. A third-party panel established by the town government released a report in November 2023, finding that "abnormally" long working hours had become common among officials after staff numbers were reduced.(Kyodo)

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Pasta made with chestnuts

Undated photo shows packs of "Obuse Chestnut Pasta," made with chestnut skin extract and sold by the Sakai Seimen noodle maker in the central Japan city of Nagano.

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11 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Relatives hold a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at the foot of the mountain in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 27, 2025, the 11th anniversary of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Photo taken on May 23, 2019, shows the growth record of Ryusuke Sekino, which was kept by nurses and nursery staff at an intensive care unit for newborns in a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagano. The Japanese baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his birth weighing just 285 grams in October 2018. He was discharged from the hospital in good health the following April and was believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world at the time.

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Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Photo taken on May 23, 2019, shows the growth record of Ryusuke Sekino, which was kept by nurses and nursery staff at an intensive care unit for newborns in a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagano. The Japanese baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his birth weighing just 285 grams in October 2018. He was discharged from the hospital in good health the following April and was believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world at the time.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field during a retreat in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field during a retreat in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field during a retreat in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Former Japan emperor, empress in Karuizawa

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko stroll in a vegetable field during a retreat in the Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2025.

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High school calligraphy contest at Osaka expo

Matsumoto Arigasaki Senior High School students perform calligraphy in a high school calligraphy contest at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 21, 2025. The public school based in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, won the title.

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High school calligraphy contest at Osaka expo

Matsumoto Arigasaki Senior High School students perform calligraphy in a high school calligraphy contest at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 21, 2025. The public school based in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, won the title.

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Court ruling on selective reduction

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Yahiro Netsu, a medical doctor who runs a maternity clinic in Nagano Prefecture, attends a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2020, after the Osaka District Court dismissed earlier in the day a damages lawsuit filed by a husband and wife who claimed that errors in selective reduction procedure carried out at an Osaka clinic when the woman was pregnant with quintuplets had led to her miscarriage, leaving her without any children. Netsu, who sides with the couple, calls for the central government to establish legal rules on multiple pregnancy to ensure selective reduction, or the practice of reducing the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy, is conducted safely.(Kyodo)

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Keidanren summer forum in resort town Karuizawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summer forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

TATEYAMA, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Video taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

TATEYAMA, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Video taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation. (Kyodo)

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Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

Photo taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation.

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Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

Photo taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation.

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Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

Photo taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation.

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Zenko-ji temple lit up

The main hall of Zenko-ji temple in Nagano, central Japan, is lit up on Feb. 7, 2025, as a five-day lantern festival begins.

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Site of random stabbing attack in Japan

Flowers are offered at an altar set up in front of JR Nagano Station in Nagano, central Japan on Jan. 24, 2025, following a random stabbing incident near the station on Jan. 22. One man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, in which the attacker fled the scene and remains at large.

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Site of random stabbing attack in Japan

Flowers are offered at an altar set up in front of JR Nagano Station in Nagano, central Japan, as a police officer stands guard on Jan. 24, 2025, following a random stabbing incident near the station on Jan. 22. One man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, in which the attacker fled the scene and remains at large.

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Site of random stabbing attack in Japan

Police officers stand guard near JR Nagano Station in Nagano, central Japan on Jan. 24, 2025, after a random stabbing incident near the station on Jan. 22 as the attacker remains at large. One man was killed and two others were injured in the incident.

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Site of random stabbing attack in Japan

Flowers are offered at an altar set up in front of JR Nagano Station in Nagano, central Japan on Jan. 24, 2025, following a random stabbing incident near the station on Jan. 22. One man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, in which the attacker fled the scene and remains at large.

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1 dies, 2 injured in apparent random stabbing attack in Japan

Police officers investigate on Jan. 22, 2025, the site of an apparent random stabbing incident that occurred earlier in the day near JR Nagano Station in the central Japan city of Nagano. A man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, with the attacker fleeing the scene.

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1 dies, 2 injured in apparent random stabbing attack in Japan

Police officers investigate on Jan. 22, 2025, the site of an apparent random stabbing incident that occurred earlier in the day near JR Nagano Station in the central Japan city of Nagano. A man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, with the attacker fleeing the scene.

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1 dies, 2 injured in apparent random stabbing attack in Japan

Police officers investigate on Jan. 22, 2025, the site of an apparent random stabbing incident that occurred earlier in the day near JR Nagano Station in the central Japan city of Nagano. A man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, with the attacker fleeing the scene.

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1 dies, 2 injured in apparent random stabbing attack in Japan

Police officers stand guard near JR Nagano Station in Nagano, central Japan early in the morning on Jan. 23, 2025, after an apparent random stabbing incident near the station the night before. A man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, with the attacker fleeing the scene.

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1 dies, 2 injured in apparent random stabbing attack in Japan

Police officers investigate on Jan. 22, 2025, the site of an apparent random stabbing incident that occurred earlier in the day near JR Nagano Station in the central Japan city of Nagano. A man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, with the attacker fleeing the scene.

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1 dies, 2 injured in apparent random stabbing attack in Japan

Police officers investigate on Jan. 22, 2025, the site of an apparent random stabbing incident that occurred earlier in the day near JR Nagano Station in the central Japan city of Nagano. A man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, with the attacker fleeing the scene.

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1 dies, 2 injured in apparent random stabbing attack in Japan

Police officers stand guard near JR Nagano Station in Nagano, central Japan early in the morning on Jan. 23, 2025, after an apparent random stabbing incident near the station the night before. A man was killed and two others were injured in the incident, with the attacker fleeing the scene.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning gold in the men's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024, alongside silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Nagano

Miho Takagi (C) of Japan poses after winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 23, 2024, alongside silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (L) of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States.