Relatives on Monday prayed for the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, the 34th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident. A ceremony was held in the evening in the village of Ueno, at the foot of the Osutaka Ridge in Gunma ...
Surprise eruption of Mount Asama sends authorities scrambling to get word to visitors and residents
The unexpected eruption of a volcano in a popular upland tourist district sent authorities scrambling to get word to tourists and residents on Thursday. Mount Asama spewed smoke and ash for about 20 minutes the previous evening. It last erupted in 2015, and was on ...
Ruling coalition-backed Ichita Yamamoto wins Gunma governor race
Ichita Yamamoto, a former House of Councilors member supported by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition, won a gubernatorial election in Gunma Prefecture on Sunday. Yamamoto, who served as Upper House member of the Liberal Democratic Party for 24 years and also as state minister ...
With charm and color, Japanese farmer works to bring konnyaku to the world
Haruna Endo never saw it coming, but after over a decade of trial and error, she is finding success selling her konnyaku (devil's tongue) jelly by creating eye-catching products to consumers from both Japan and abroad. "It was as if I was struck by lightning," ...
High school soba champ shows she's a cut above the rest
Rurika Koike, 18, is a one-of-a-kind champion. She won the all-Japan high school tournament this summer for excellence in the art of making soba. In the annual championship, 154 students from 32 schools from northern to southwestern Japan don caps and white aprons to test ...
Truck driver dies in Saitama after dislodged bridge part crushes cab
A truck driver died Saturday after part of a bridge being dismantled on the border of Saitama and Gunma prefectures fell onto the vehicle after he bumped into it, trapping him inside, the police said. According to investigators, the truck was transferring dirt and sand ...
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Ichita Yamamoto is considering running in the Gunma Prefecture gubernatorial election slated to be held next summer, sources said Monday. Yamamoto's six-year term as a member of the House of Councillors representing Gunma will expire in the summer of next ...
After Gunma chopper crash, ministry mulls expediting cheaper flight recorders for small aircraft
The transport ministry plans to promote the installation of flight data recorders in small aircraft in light of a spate of accidents involving helicopters and planes that didn't have the devices, ministry officials say. The recorders play a vital role in accident investigations by providing ...
Relatives of victims who died in the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash mark the 33rd anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew members and passengers.
Gunma copter crash kills all nine crew members and passengers
Authorities comb a mountain for clues after confirming that everyone who was on the Gunma Prefectural Government rescue chopper died in the crash.
Gunma rescue chopper crashes near Mount Kusatsu-Shirane with nine aboard
The helicopter was on a flight to assess a trail route on the border with Nagano Prefecture that was scheduled to open on Saturday.
Strong earthquake rattles Gunma Prefecture, but no injuries reported
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit southern Gunma Prefecture on Sunday, causing some property damage but so far no reports of injuries have been confirmed. The 3:27 p.m. quake, which occurred at a depth of 14 km and posed no tsunami risk, registered lower 5 on ...
