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General NewsCherry Blossoms Reach Peak in Japan’s Maebashi; Full Bloom Arrives 4 Days Earlier than Usual
Cherry blossoms in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, have now reached full bloom, the Maebashi Meteorol...
April 2, 2026
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General NewsSomeiyoshino Cherry Blossoms Begin Blooming in Maebashi; Blossoms 1 Week Earlier Than Average Year
MAEBASHI — Someiyoshino cherry blossoms have begun blooming in Maebashi, the Maebashi Local Meteo...
March 23, 2026
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General NewsUPDATE 6: Massive Pileup in Gunma Pref. Kills 2, Injures 26; Slippery Conditions Believed to Be Cause of Accident
MAEBASHI — Two person died and 26 were injured in a massive pileup involving more than 50 vehicle...
December 27, 2025
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ElectionsFormer Maebashi Mayor Ogawa Announces Candidacy for Mayoral Election, Vowing ‘I’ll Change Maebashi Once More, No Matter the Headwinds’
Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa, who resigned over an affair involving multiple hotel visits wi...
December 17, 2025
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General NewsFire Spotted on Mt. Myogi in Gunma Pref.; SDF Helicopters Dispatched as Blaze Continues to Burn
A hiker spotted a forest fire on Mt. Myogi in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, on Monday morning and ma...
December 9, 2025
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Travel SpotsStrawng Horse Brings in Tourists to City in Gunma Pref.
A giant straw horse — next year’s Chinese zodiac animal — is attracting tourists at Takuminosato,...
December 3, 2025
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General NewsMaebashi Assembly Approves Resignation Letter Submitted by Mayor Hit by Scandal Over Hotel Visits
MAEBASHI — A letter of resignation submitted by the scandal-hit mayor of Maebashi was unanimously...
November 27, 2025
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Japan In FocusGunma’s Former Jomo Muslin Office Preserves Old Pseudo-Western Architecture
TATEBAYASHI, Gunma — In one corner of central Tatebayashi, a city in Gunma Prefecture filled with...
November 24, 2025
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General NewsMan Attacked by Bear, Left Unconscious While Hunting in Gunma Prefecture
A 60-year-old man was left with injuries to his head and left arm after being attacked by a bear ...
November 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsIlluminated Autumn Leaves Appear to Float in Dark at Japan’s Ikaho Onsen in Gunma Pref.
MAEBASHI — The autumn leaves are lit up near Kajika Bridge in Ikaho Onsen hot spring resort in Sh...
November 13, 2025
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General NewsBear Enters Supermarket in Gunma Pref., Attacks 2 Customers
A bear entered a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, where it proceeded to attack two male c...
October 8, 2025
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General NewsMaebashi Mayor: ‘No Romantic Feelings or Sexual Relationship’; Ogawa Provides Explanation to Assembly Members
MAEBASHI — Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa denied that she had romantic feelings for a married male em...
October 3, 2025
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General NewsLanterns Floated on River to Commemorate 1985 JAL Plane Crash, Mourn Victims; 520 Died in Accident
Lanterns for the repose of souls were floated Monday on the river flowing at the foot of a ridge ...
August 12, 2025
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UPDATE 6: Massive Pileup in Gunma Pref. Kills 2, Injures 26; Slippery Conditions Believed to Be Cause of Accident
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Japanese Umbrellas Light Up Gunma Pref. Hot Spring Town; Illuminations Were Chosen To Complement Resort’s Retro Look
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Japan Ski Resort Opens 600-Meter Snow Tubing Course After Suffering Copper Cable Theft, Lift Suspension
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Old Daruma Dolls Burned in Purification Rite in Central Japan City; JR Shinetsu Line Will Get New Stop There Called Toyooka Daruma Station
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Japan’s Cheapest Amusement Park in Maebashi Offers Fun-Filled Nostalgia; Loved by Visitors Since its Opening in 1954