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Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 24, 2026
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Village officials in Nanmoku, Gunma Prefecture, are hoping a sister-city agreement will help attract young people from Peru.
A sperm whale fossil discovered in the city of Tomioka in Gunma Prefecture in 1994. It has been identified as a new whale species.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 19, 2026
New species of sperm whale identified from fossils found in Gunma
The species combines traits of ancient and modern sperm whales, and is the third new sperm whale species identified from fossils in Japan.
The Maebashi Tobi Traditional Culture Preservation Society performed "kiyari" (traditional work chant) at the opening event of the inaugural Maebashi Biennale.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2026
In Maebashi, the city-making is the art
The inaugural art festival is the cherry on top of the town’s decade-long revitalization efforts which include new buildings and renovations.
Riki Mihara was arrested in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 29, 2026
Gunma police arrest man wanted after murder of ex-wife’s mother
The victim’s 26-year-old son was also injured in the Gunma city of Ota.
U.K. artist Luke Jerram's signature giant moon installation looms over Tokyo's Shimokitazawa neighborhood during Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 24, 2026
Moons, mazes, mountains: 91AV原创 art scene this fall will tickle your fancy
A busy season lies ahead with new festivals in Tokyo and Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, as well as ongoing exhibitions and performances.
People fly balloons in front of a memorial cenotaph in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday to mourn the 520 victims of the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2026
JAL plane crash victims mourned 41 years after accident
Flight 123 — a Boeing 747 bound for Osaka from Tokyo — crashed into a mountain on Aug. 12, 1985, killing 520 people.
A resident of a facility for people with disabilities in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, was arrested for allegedly attacking another resident, who later died.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2026
Man arrested after alleged attack leads to death at facility for disabled
The suspect has denied the allegations, reportedly telling investigators in Gunma Prefecture that he didn’t intend to kill.
A woman was found after being stabbed in a parking lot in Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday, and police believe a man who died in a car accident on the same day was involved.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2026
Suspected attacker dies in crash after Gunma woman stabbed to death
A man who was believed to have fled the scene died in a car accident in neighboring Saitama Prefecture later in the day.
The city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2026
Gunma tops relocation ranking for second consecutive year
Concerns over rising costs and recommendations by artificial intelligence helped push the prefecture to the top spot.
Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa was reelected Monday in an election triggered by her resignation in November over a media report that she visited a hotel with a married male municipal official.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2026
Scandal-tainted former mayor of Maebashi reelected
Akira Ogawa, who resigned after she reportedly made repeated visits to a hotel with a married male subordinate, defeated four other candidates.
The aftermath of a pileup crash on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture on Saturday, the day after the massive collision that left two people dead.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2025
Pileup involving 67 cars in Gunma leaves two dead and 26 injured
The accident is believed to have been triggered when a large truck collided with a midsize truck that had stopped sideways on the two-lane road.
Akira Ogawa (left), mayor of Maebashi, receives a document from seven city assembly factions urging her to quit, in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture on Nov. 13.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2025
Maebashi mayor to quit over love hotel scandal
Ogawa claimed there was no romantic relationship between her and the city employee, saying that they went to the hotel to talk about problems in her public duties and private life.
A bear seen in security camera footage taken Tuesday inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2025
Bear injures two in Japan supermarket; man killed in separate attack
More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.
Kimi Ozawa, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, prays in front of his memorial marker on Tuesday in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture.
JAPAN / History / FOCUS
Aug 12, 2025
Controversial theories continue to swirl around 1985 JAL jet crash
Some bereaved family members and critics who subscribe to the idea of possible SDF involvement say the initial probe left too many loose ends untied.
People offer prayers in front of a monument at the site of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2025
Victims mourned 40 years after JAL plane crash
At around 6:56 p.m. on Aug. 12, 1985, JAL Flight 123?crashed while on its way to Osaka, killing 520 of the 524 passengers and crew members on board.
Machiko Taniguchi speaks to the memorial marker for her husband who died in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, in July.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2025
Woman whose husband died in 1985 plane crash advocates safety to JAL employees
Japan Airlines Flight 123 bound for Osaka crashed in the mountains north of Tokyo on Aug. 12, 1985, killing 520 passengers and crew.
Hideji Kenjo, who was stationed at a police box in Gunma Prefecture at the time, recounts the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, on July 28 at the prefectural police headquarters.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2025
Police officer recounts handling 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash
Hideji Kenjo was stationed at a police box in Gunma Prefecture at the time of the accident on Aug. 12, 1985, which claimed 520 lives.
A worker tries to cool down a street in central Tokyo Tuesday as wide swaths of the Kanto region sweltered under intense heat. In Gunma Prefecture, the temperature rose 41.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 5, 2025
Japan swelters as previous heat record melts
The country experienced its new hottest day ever on Tuesday at 41.8 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record set just last week.
People walk under the scorching sun in Tokyo's Omotesando area on Tuesday as temperatures rise above 35 degrees Celsius in much of eastern Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 17, 2025
Japan sweats under extreme heat despite ongoing rainy season
The weather agency warned of heat waves throughout the week as a high-pressure system stretches across eastern and northern Japan.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visits Jins Park in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2025
Ishiba vows to set up council for regional revitalization
He hopes to include the plan in a basic concept of his signature “Regional Revitalization 2.0” program.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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