INA, Nagano Prefecture--Too much plastic in the ocean was the last straw for the city agriculture promotion center here. So, the center is working to spread the use of plastic-free drinking ...

Starting last year, Ina, a city in Nagano with many mountainous areas, began a service offering online medical consultations and delivering medicines with drones to residents of remote areas.

(On Prime Minister Ishiba's reaction after taking an observation tour of the Ohisama no Mori facility and on the potential for regional revitalization in Nagano Prefecture) ...

After meeting a traditional comb artisan in the post station of Naraijuku, we try green tofu in the village of Achi, and amid the rice fields of the Ina Basin, discover a tradition of crafting ...