TSUMAGOI, Gunma Prefecture—Thieves have done tremendous damage to a popular ski resort here as part of a rash of thefts of copper transmission wiring around the nation recently due in part to ...

So, in actual fact, Gunma Prefecture experiences fewer earthquakes, at least based on the data presented. The central government’s 2020 National Seismic Hazard Maps for Japan, released in March ...

TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer price inflation probably accelerated in November, driven by persistently high rice prices and the phasing out of utility subsidies, a Reuters poll ...

TOKYO: Japan's government plans to raise the country's key taxes starting in April 2026 to fund more defence spending after a one-year delay, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday ...

MOSCOW, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that if the United States stationed missiles in Japan, this would threaten Russian security and prompt Moscow to retaliate. Japan's Kyodo news ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

Police in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, have arrested two 17-year-old boys on suspicion of breaking into a business hotel room and stealing two mobile phones from the 41-year-old woman occupant. The ...

Japan needs to strengthen support systems for disaster victims, a government task force studying disaster response said in a report released Tuesday. The panel — led by Nobuo Fukuwa, professor ...

In Japan, natural disasters occur frequently. Since the archipelago is situated along the Ring of Fire, an area where several tectonic plates meet, it is vulnerable to many natural disasters ...

Yet, both the area of certified organic farmland as well as the production volume of certified organic produce in Japan have been increasing, indicating a growing demand and awareness of ...

18 richly varied trails on the widest slopes in the prefecture. The 'Panda-man Adventure Ground', launched last season, and the kids corner are also very popular. This season there is a full itinerary ...