The Nagano District Public Prosecutors Office announced the indictment against Masanori Aoki after a three-month psychiatric assessment determined that he was mentally fit to stand trial.

Nagano prefectural police detained Masanori Aoki, 31, early in the morning after he was holed up at the home of his father, Masamichi Aoki, chairman of the Nakano city assembly. The son is accused ...

Aoki Village in Nagano Prefecture is the slurping heartland for a special variety of soba noodles called Tachiakane. The 70-hectare buckwheat field is now in full bloom, featuring white flowers ...