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GUNMA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2018
Japanese officials rapped for slow response to volcanic eruption in Gunma
Following last week's eruption of Mount Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, both central and local authorities have come under fire for failing to issue a warning to climbers and skiers in the area until about an hour after the blast.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018
Gunma mountain was quiet for 3,000 years before sudden eruption
Fresh details emerge about the volcanic eruption on Mount Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture and how it caught the Meteorological Agency and volcanic experts unaware.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018
Businesses in Gunma resort town near volcanic eruption brace for impact on local economy
Tuesday's volcanic eruption near a ski resort in Gunma Prefecture, which left one dead and injured 11, is also impacting the local economy as visitors from Japan and overseas turn away from the popular travel destination.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2018
'I thought I was going to die': One killed and 11 injured after Gunma volcano erupts
The 9:59 a.m. eruption of the 2,171-meter mountain is the first since 1983, according to the Meteorological Agency.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2018
Japan's regional banks entering project financing industry to tap overseas boom in infrastructure projects
Japan's regional banks are strengthening overseas project financing operations to meet growing demand for funds needed to pursue infrastructure and energy development projects.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 17, 2017
Marc Trasolini's all-around spark leads Levanga past Alvark
Veteran forward/center Marc Trasolini's banner performance ignited the Levanga Hokkaido offense in an 81-76 triumph over the Alvark Tokyo on Friday evening.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 10, 2017
Hot-shooting Volters overpower Crane Thunders
In a game showcasing two of the top teams in the second division, the Kumamoto Volters ran past the visiting Gunma Crane Thunders on Friday night, winning 98-78.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2017
Four dead as helicopter crashes in village in central Japan, near site of 1985 passenger jet disaster
A helicopter crashed in a village northwest of Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, killing four employees of the helicopter service company who were on board, local authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Oct 31, 2017
UNESCO adds records on Korean envoys to Japan and three monuments to Memory of the World list
Panel delays decision on whether to add documents about 'comfort women,' an issue that remains a thorn in diplomatic relations between Japan and its neighbors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2017
Japan's oldest village by age sees LDP leadership as key for survival
Chikara Imai, 73, is quick to dismiss the new parties in Sunday's national election, saying old ties with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party is what the country's most elderly village needs for survival.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2017
Gunma University professor fired for doctored research data and slanderous tweets
Gunma University announced a punitive discharge of a professor Wednesday who allegedly used falsified data for his academic papers and slandered the school and its students on Twitter.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2017
17 delicatessens in eastern Japan close over E. coli outbreak
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2017
E. coli-infected food bought at delicatessen in Gunma kills Tokyo girl
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2017
Vietnamese turns himself in after biting cop, escaping in handcuffs
A Vietnamese man is taken into custody in Saitama Prefecture after evading arrest during a traffic stop in Gunma, where he allegedly bit a police officer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2017
Gunma police search for Vietnamese man who bit officer during traffic stop
Police on Friday were searching for a 31-year-old Vietnamese who fled while an officer was attempting to handcuff him during a traffic stop in which he got bit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 24, 2017
Yokohama orders restaurant to suspend operations after two cases of E. coli reported
Yokohama restaurant halts operations after two diners are infected with the O-157 strain of the E. coli bacteria.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2017
Food processing plant probed over potato salad linked E. coli poisoning in Saitama, Gunma
The inspection was ordered after 10 people in Gunma and Saitama prefectures were found to have been infected with the O-157 strain of the E. coli bacteria.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2017
Relatives gather to mark anniversary of 1985 JAL disaster
Family members of those who died in the worst single-plane accident ever gather on the mountain in Gunma where JAL Flight 123 crashed 32 years ago, killing 520.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
Roving vans serve Japanese-Brazilian community's banking, food and other needs
Japan's nearly 200,000-strong Brazilian immigrant community lives in pockets scattered across the middle of the country, clustered around auto parts factories and warehouses where they have jobs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2017
Two sites in Japan to be added to UNESCO biosphere reserves
The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has added the Tone River basin north of Tokyo and a mountain range in the country's southwest to its list of biosphere reserves, the government learned Wednesday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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