Gunma Prefecture was named the most popular relocation destination for the first time in 2024 in a survey conducted by a ...

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some ...

TSUMAGOI, Gunma Prefecture—Thieves have done tremendous damage to a popular ski resort here as part of a rash of thefts of copper transmission wiring around the nation recently due in part to ...

TAKASAKI, Gunma Prefecture—Thousands of daruma dolls, symbols of good luck and perseverance, were given a fiery ceremonial send-off at a Zen Buddhist temple here on Jan. 15. A towering pile of ...

When more than $20,000 worth of bonsai were stolen from Fukujyuen, a shop selling the carefully cultivated mini trees in ...

Selected by the Gunma Prefecture to help redevelop areas around the national landmark, Snow Peak's campsite will include a ...

Chef-owner Victor Jian offers a $65 AYCE special of 7 different cuts of Toriyama wagyu imported from Gunma prefecture.

At a nursing home with about 80 residents in Gunma Prefecture near Tokyo, 35 people in their 80s and 90s contracted the flu and five of them died from pneumonia and other complications.

In early spring, Australian cyclist Zac Reynolds rides through Gunma Prefecture. Starting from the capital Maebashi, he sees a 5th century ritual atop an ancient king's burial mound before cycling ...

An assistant chief priest at Ryugasan Unmon Temple in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, is working to become an interfaith chaplain, challenging the traditional view that monks should not be involved at ...

When more than $20,000 worth of bonsai were stolen from Fukujyuen, a shop selling the carefully cultivated mini trees in Japan’s Gunma prefecture, Shuichi Baba felt anger but also deep sadness ...