MAEBASHI--Gunma Prefecture is trying to cash in on its reputation as a relatively low-risk area for earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters to entice companies to set up shop in this inland ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- The Gunma Prefectural Government is set to alter the application system for its "Gunma Passport" booklet from a ...

Japan's Gunma Prefecture – off the beaten path – stands out as one of the country's best-kept travel secrets, offering no shortage of activities for those looking to escape the usual tourist circuit.

Kazuyasu Minobe, who won Japan’s first Olympic gold medal in fencing in the men’s team epee event on July 30, trembled when ...

Gunma was recently voted one of the least popular prefectures in Japan. Respondents on an Internet poll referred to Gunma as an “uncivilized place” or “unexplored region.” The problem is that people ...

Maebashi, Gunma Pref. – 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 ...

There seems to be a mascot for almost everything in Japan–including train gap monsters–and besides looking cute, some of them can be pretty profitable. Gunma Prefecture’s Gunma-chan, an adorable horse ...

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 ...