thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan

Police in Tochigi have arrested two men for attempted theft, with investigators on high alert for similar crimes in nearby prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/crime-legal/serial-robbers-arrested/ #japan #crimelegal #gunma #nagano #tochigi #fukushima #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Shin-Etsu Chemical said Tuesday that it will build a new semiconductor materials plant in the city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, at a cost of some ¥83 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/09/tech/new-chip-plant-gunma/ #business #tech #chipmakers #ai #gunma #shinetsuchemical

adachika192, 2 months ago to Japan

https://x.com/ceasefIRenownow/status/1763199240849989744 ff.

2024-03-02 Actions for Gaza in #Japan

#Tokyo (Shinjuku) #Osaka (1) #Gunma #Kumamoto

#ShutItDown4Palestine
#StopGenocide
#CeasefireNow

@palestine

Osaka 大坂 Standing Demo 2 March pm 2-4
Gunma (Takasaki) 群馬 Silent Standing
Kumamoto 熊本 2&3 March Standing Action

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

The dog that attacked a dozen people including nine elementary school pupils in Gunma Prefecture earlier this week had not been vaccinated for rabies, the local government has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/09/japan/dog-attack-not-vaccinated/ #japan #gunma #animals #dogs #pets #japanesepolice #isesaki

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

A dog attack near a park in Gunma Prefecture on Wednesday resulted in 12 people being bitten, including nine elementary school pupils. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/08/japan/japan-dog-bites-children/ #japan #gunma #animals #dogs #pets

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

The face of Japan is changing amid a labor shortage that has resulted in the number of foreign workers rising to a record 2 million in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/07/japan/society/japan-mass-foreign-immigration/?utm_content=buffer4bc6f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #oizumi #gunma #hiroshima

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

In a sign of voter backlash against the ruling LDP over its political slush funds scandal, a novice candidate supported by major opposition parties defeated the ruling coalition’s choice in the Maebashi mayoral election in Gunma Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/05/japan/politics/maebashi-mayoral-election-ldp/?utm_content=buffer0ba55&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #maebashi #gunma #akiraogawa #ldp #elections

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

A once-thriving, desolate-looking hot-spring town in eastern Japan is undergoing a transformation through a project that could work as a promising model for enlivening struggling resorts across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/03/onsen-town-project/?utm_content=bufferea511&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #gunma #onsen #construction

atomicker, 6 months ago to art

Title: Agatsuma Gorge (1943)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.visit-gunma.jp/en/spots/agatsumakyo-gorge/ #HasuiKawase #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #AgatsumaGorge #AgatsumaRiver #Gunma #Japan

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

By prefecture, the number per 10,000 high school students was highest in Gunma with 93.63, followed by Shizuoka with 56.67 and Tokushima with 43.27. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/01/japan/gunma-bicycle-accidents/?utm_content=bufferdcab4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #bicycles #accidents #highschool #gunma

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan

Braving the heat, mourners climbed the mountain trail to the Boeing 747 crash site on Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture, where they paid their respects at a monument. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/12/victims-mourned-on-38th-anniversary-of-1985-japan-airlines-crash/?utm_content=buffer9e1dd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #japanairlines #gunma #airaccidents #aviation

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan

Braving the heat, mourners climbed the mountain trail to the Boeing 747 crash site on Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture, where they paid their respects at a monument. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/12/japan/victims-mourned-on-38th-anniversary-of-1985-japan-airlines-crash/?utm_content=buffere1973&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #japanairlines #gunma #airaccidents #aviation

deepbluemetal, 9 months ago to random

#Gunma Official Tourist Guide | Bathed in Beauty - https://www.visit-gunma.jp/en/

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A metal-lamination factory that opened last April in Gunma Prefecture is ramping up the development of new products using its three-dimensional metal printers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/13/business/3d-printing-michelin/?utm_content=bufferac8bd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #3dprinting #gunma #nihonmichelin

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

With a median age of 68.4, Nanmoku is Japan's oldest village, and is firmly at the forefront of the nation’s battle against the gray wave. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/26/national/social-issues/nanmoku-oldest-village/?utm_content=bufferfb102&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #aging #elderly #depopulation #rurallife #nanmoku #gunma #longform