Gunma Prefecture was the most desired relocation destination in Japan in 2024, according to a survey by a nonprofit organization. The survey, conducted by Furusato Kaiki Shien Center, which ...

Four people died from suspected heatstroke in and around the Kanto region on June 17, the start of an expected days-long period of extreme heat across the nation.

Landlocked Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo on Japan’s main island of Honshū, is known for its rugged mountains, cold winters, and top-ranked hot springs.

Japan sweltered under intense heat on June 17 as warm air from the south blanketed the archipelago, driving temperatures to dangerous levels.

Ueno, Gunma Pref. – Bereaved families and others on Monday went on a memorial hike to the mountainous accident site in Gunma Prefecture of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, which ...

MAEBASHI -- Gunma Prefecture's governor has responded to criticism of his decision to fully abolish nationality-based criteria for hiring civil servants, starting with exams in fiscal 2023.

The Official Mascot of Gunma Prefecture Returns to Los Angeles to Showcase Japanese Culture, Tourism and Kawaii Energy: Over 6,000 GUNMACHAN Masks are Prepared to Be Distributed - Helping to Turn ...

Gunma Prefecture’s Kusatsu, one of Japan’s “Big Three” hot springs, is known throughout Japan and even to hot-spring fans overseas. The area boasts many inns of all kinds, as well as day ...

The nearly century-old Doai Station in the Gunma countryside is known for being the deepest train station in Japan, with a seemingly never-ending tunnel of 486 stairs down to its platform. As the ...

MAEBASHI -- Gunma Prefecture was named the most popular relocation destination for the first time in 2024 in a survey conducted by a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization that supports people's moves ...

Its two dozen or so chairs were used for decades at C’est Japon à Suisha. That Slater Street restaurant helped introduce sushi in Ottawa in the early 1980s, and it closed in the summer of 2023 ...