An operator of delicatessens in eastern Japan said Wednesday it has closed all 17 of its stores after some locations were hit by an E. coli bacteria outbreak that has killed a 3-year-old girl and sickened 21 others. The 17 stores in Gunma, Saitama and ...
The Maebashi Municipal Government in Gunma Prefecture said Wednesday a 3-year-old girl has died after eating fried shrimp and bamboo shoots bought in August at a local delicatessen hit by an E. coli bacteria outbreak. The girl from Tokyo died in early September after being ...
Police in Gunma Prefecture are looking for the owner of ¥42.51 million in cash that was found in garbage at a dumpsite in the city of Numata. The cash was found at around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday at the site, which is operated by a ...
A black bear got the surprise of its life when it attacked a 63-year-old man who happened to be a high-ranking practitioner of karate, police in Gunma Prefecture said. The man, from Naganohara, was fishing on the nearby Jizo River when what appeared to be ...
Did the frozen-food poisoner have some obscure notion of "justice" in mind? Might it have been his way of saying to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, "Japan is not back; Japan won't be back until working for a living does not entail the sacrifice of ...
The late Nobuyuki Aihara, a gymnastics legend, left a great impression on many individuals he met or influenced during his many decades in the sport, including Yoichi Tomita. Aihara's death at age 78 on July 16 triggered many memories for Tomita, who followed in Aihara's ...
Foreign tourists are making their way to Minakami, a town in Gunma Prefecture where a New Zealander, charmed by the nature there, promotes canyoning expeditions in English. "Tone River's torrents are world-class," said Mike Harris, an outdoor adventure guide from New Zealand who provides the ...
The former head of a nursing home in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, was found guilty Friday by the Maebashi District Court over a 2009 blaze that killed 10 residents, on the grounds that he should have foreseen the risk of a fire because he knew ...
