Aoki told investigators he shot the two police officers “because I assumed they would gun me down,” the sources said. Nagano prefectural police on May 27 examined the police car left at the ...

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.

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 ...