Gunma’s proximity to Tokyo makes it an attractive tourist destination, in summer for outdoor activities like whitewater rafting in Minakami and hiking through the northeastern marshland of Oze. In ...

Motorists in a hurry can get anything from burgers to eyeglasses at drive-throughs in Gunma Prefecture, where a car-friendly culture is flourishing. The land-locked prefecture had the highest rate of ...

All lanes on the Kan-etsu Expressway linking Tokyo and Niigata Prefecture were open for traffic on Dec. 28, two days after 67 vehicles were involved in a fatal pileup in Gunma Prefecture. East Nippon ...

Authorities in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, recently removed a memorial monument dedicated to Korean laborers from the Japanese colonial period, located in the prefectural park 'Gunma no Mori' in Takasaki ...

A pileup involving 67 vehicles on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture has left two people dead and 26 injured. The accident occurred at around 7:30 p.m. Friday near the expressway's Minakami ...

Tokyo, Japan--(Newsfile Corp. - December 24, 2024) - Channel 47 announced the launch of the Seven Great Onsen Resorts in Gunma Hopping Fair. The limited time event will include the sale of dedicated ...

The former mayor of the eastern Japanese city of Maebashi was reelected on Monday after she resigned over repeated visits to ...

A forest fire broke out in Gunma Prefecture on Sunday, with the local government requesting the dispatch of Self-Defense ...

GUNMA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sake’s geographical indication, “GI Tone-Numata,” which consists of four sake breweries in the Tone-Numata area of Gunma Prefecture in Japan, requires that the breweries ...

A forest fire in Gunma Prefecture was extinguished Monday after burning for more than 24 hours, with no injuries or damage to homes reported, the local government in the area said. The fire in Kiryu ...