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Maebashi Mayor Ogawa

MAEBASHI, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa holds a press conference at the city hall in the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2025, over an alleged affair with a senior city official reported by an online news site. (Kyodo)

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Maebashi Mayor Ogawa

MAEBASHI, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa is pictured at the city hall in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2025, waiting for city assembly members, who are set to hand her a written request urging her to decide whether to continue serving in light of allegations of an affair with a senior city official reported by an online new site.(Kyodo)

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Maebashi Mayor Ogawa

MAEBASHI, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa meets the press after holding a meeting with all members of the city assembly of the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2025, over an alleged affair with a senior city official reported by an online news site.(Kyodo)

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Asahi Kasei wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Asahi Kasei ekiden road relay team anchor Ryuto Igawa crosses the finish line of the national corporate championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2025 for the team's first victory in five years.

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Asahi Kasei wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Asahi Kasei ekiden road relay team anchor Ryuto Igawa crosses the finish line of the national corporate championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2025 for the team's first victory in five years.

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Asahi Kasei wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Asahi Kasei ekiden road relay team anchor Ryuto Igawa is tossed in the air by teammates after the team won the national corporate championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2025 for the first time in five years.

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Toyota wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Toyota Motor runners pose for a photo after winning the national corporate ekiden road relay in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2024 for the first time in eight years.

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Toyota wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Toyota Motor ekiden road relay team anchor Yuma Hattori crosses the finish line of the national corporate championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2024 for the first time in eight years.

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Toyota wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Toyota Motor ekiden road relay team anchor Yuma Hattori crosses the finish line of the national corporate championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2024 for the first time in eight years.

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Toyota wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Toyota Motor ekiden road relay team anchor Yuma Hattori is tossed up by teammates after their team won the national corporate championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2024 for the first time in eight years.

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Toyota wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Toyota Motor ekiden road relay team anchor Yuma Hattori is tossed up by teammates after their team won the national corporate championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2024 for the first time in eight years.

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Honda wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Honda Motor anchor Shin Kimura crosses the finish line of the national corporate ekiden road relay in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2023. Honda won the New Year Day event for the second consecutive year.

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Honda wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Honda Motor anchor Shin Kimura crosses the finish line of the national corporate ekiden road relay in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2023. Honda won the New Year Day event for the second consecutive year.

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Honda wins national corporate ekiden in Japan

Honda Motor ekiden road relay team anchor Shin Kimura is tossed up by teammates after their team won the national championship race in Maebashi, eastern Japan, on Jan. 1, 2023 for the second consecutive year.

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Banner to inform UNESCO's decision on Tomioka mill

MAEBASHI, Japan - A banner hangs on the Gunma prefectural government office building in Maebashi on June 21, 2014, informing the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to add the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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8 dead after surgical team used laparoscopes in liver operations

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 14, 2014, shows Gunma University Hospital in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. The state-run institution confirmed the same day that eight patients died in less than four months in liver operations conducted by the same doctor using laparoscopes, a type of endoscope, at the hospital.

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Ex-Obuchi aide says funds discrepancies "clerical errors"

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 shows the Nakanojo municipal government offices in Gunma Prefecture, which was raided by prosecutors the same day in connection with discrepancies in political funds reports linked to former industry minister Yuko Obuchi. Kenichiro Orita, a former aide to Obuchi and a former mayor of Nakanojo, told prosecutors the discrepancies were caused by "clerical errors," sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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Passengers toast with sake on train in Japan

MAEBASHI, Japan - Thirty-one passengers make a toast with sake in small wooden boxes on a specially arranged train operated by Jomo Electric Railway in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2014.

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Marshland damaged by deer in Oze National Park

MAEBASHI, Japan - Part of a marshland near the Ryugyu Crossroad section of a boardwalk in Oze National Park, eastern Japan, is damaged by deer as seen in this file photo taken on June 11, 2014.

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Congratulatory message from Uzbekistan on UNESCO decision

MAEBASHI, Japan -A congratulatory message sent from Uzbekistan to the Gunma prefectural government for UNESCO's decision to include the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites in the World Cultural Heritage list is seen in this photo taken in June 2014.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the inside of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Tomioka Silk Mill celebrates 2 millionth visitor

MAEBASHI, Japan - Tomioka Silk Mill in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, welcomes 2 millionth visitor Makoto Saito (3rd from R) on May 12, 2014. The historic factory building is expected to be listed as a World Heritage site.

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Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Gunma Pref.

MAEBASHI, Japan - The Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 24, 2014. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended giving World Heritage status to Tomioka Silk Mill and two related sites.

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Factory worker arrested over alleged frozen food poisoning

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 25, 2014, shows a factory operated by Aqlifoods Co., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., in the town of Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. Police arrested Toshiki Abe, a 49-year-old worker at the factory, the same day on suspicion of poisoning food products four separate times between last Oct. 3 and Oct. 7. More than 2,800 people have reported falling ill in possible connection with the poisoning.

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Ando inches toward Sochi Games

MAEBASHI, Japan - Two-time women's world champion Miki Ando performs in the women's free program at the Eastern Japan Figure Skating Championships in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2013. Ando finished second overall to earn a spot in December's national championships, which will be used to select Japan's figure skating squad for the Sochi Games in February.

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Ando inches toward Sochi Games

MAEBASHI, Japan - Two-time women's world champion Miki Ando performs in the women's free program at the Eastern Japan Figure Skating Championships in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2013. Ando finished second overall to earn a spot in December's national championships, which will be used to select Japan's figure skating squad for the Sochi Games in February.

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Ando inches toward Sochi Games

MAEBASHI, Japan - Two-time women's world champion Miki Ando performs in the women's free program at the Eastern Japan Figure Skating Championships in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2013. Ando finished second overall to earn a spot in December's national championships, which will be used to select Japan's figure skating squad for the Sochi Games in February.

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Heritage railways targeted by thieves

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken May 24, 2013 shows part of cables cut and hanging down from overhead at the dead track of JR Shin-Etsu Honsen line in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture. In late April, some 6 tons of overhead and signal cables were found to have been stolen from an 11.2-kilometer railway of the line between Yokokawa Station in Annaka and Karuizawa Station in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, which went out of use in 1997.

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Heritage railways targeted by thieves

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken May 24, 2013 shows part of overhead cables cut by thieves at the dead track of JR Shin-Etsu Honsen line in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture. In late April, some 6 tons of overhead and signal cables were found to have been stolen from an 11.2-kilometer railway of the line between Yokokawa Station in Annaka and Karuizawa Station in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, which went out of use in 1997.

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Smartphone app translates illness symptoms in 22 languages

MAEBASHI, Japan - A smartphone display shows an image from the free smartphone application "Health Life Passport." Researchers at Gunma University Hospital have worked out the app for producing a medical interview sheet for presentation to a doctor in up to 22 languages, based on replies to a multilingual questionnaire on the user's biodata, symptoms and illness history. It has been developed for those preparing for doctor visits in foreign countries, such as foreign nationals in Japan not confident about expressing symptoms in Japanese as well as Japanese visiting hospitals overseas.

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Carp streamers

MAEBASHI, Japan - A total of 6,340 carp streamers called ''koinobori'' fly over a river against a backdrop of cherry blossoms during a festival in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, on April 10, 2012. Koinobori are displayed to wish for children's happiness on Children's Day on May 5.

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Carp streamers

MAEBASHI, Japan - A total of 6,340 carp streamers called ''koinobori'' fly over a river against a backdrop of cherry blossoms during a festival in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, on April 10, 2012. Koinobori are displayed to wish for children's happiness on Children's Day on May 5.

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Japan's largest Tsutaya outlet in Maebashi

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2011, shows Tsutaya Shoten at the Maebashi Minami Mall in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, which opened the same day. With sales space of around 5,700 square meters, the shop is the largest outlet in Japan of the Tsutaya movie rental and bookshop chain, which is operated by Culture Convenience Club Co.

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Less smoky steam locomotive

MAEBASHI, Japan - A D51 steam locomotive is displayed at a plant of East Japan Railway Co. in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 28, 2010. The train operator has refurbished the 60-year-old steam locomotive so it can emit less smoke ahead of a special run for tourists planned for May and June on the tracks that have many tunnels.

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Antitank missile fired accidentally in Japan

MAEBASHI, Japan - This August 2008 photo shows an antitank missile being fired during a review of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Shizuoka Prefecture. A weapon of the same model was erroneously fired during a check April 22, 2010, at the GSDF's Yoshii ammunition depot in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, but no one was injured.

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Antitank missile fired accidentally in Japan

MAEBASHI, Japan - This photo shows a gate at the Yoshii ammunition depot of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on April 22, 2010. An antitank missile was erroneously fired during an equipment check in the camp the same day, but no one was injured.

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39 people injured in sightseeing bus accident in Gunma

MAEBASHI, Japan - A sightseeing bus crashed through a center divider on an expressway in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2010, injuring 39 people, according to police. A total of 46 people were aboard the bus, which was heading for Saitama Prefecture from Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.

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39 people injured in sightseeing bus accident in Gunma

MAEBASHI, Japan - A sightseeing bus crashed through a center divider on an expressway in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2010, injuring 39 people, according to police. A total of 46 people were aboard the bus, which was heading for Saitama Prefecture from Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.

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Suspected tornado causes injuries in Gunma Pref.: police

MAEBASHI, Japan - A car damaged by a suspected tornado is towed away from a supermarket parking area in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, on July 27. The Gunma police received an emergency call saying a tornado had hit Tatebayashi city shortly after 2 p.m.

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Local gov'ts distribute discount cards to support families

MAEBASHI, Japan - A woman goes shopping with her baby and uses the ''Gunma choitoku (a little bit beneficial) kids' passport,'' distributed by the Gunma prefectural government, in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Feb. 25.

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Local gov'ts expanding 'marriage activity' assistance

MAEBASHI, Japan - Single men and women attend a party as part of the marriage assistance ''Gunma Red String Project'' in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, in October last year.

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Brazilian schools in Japan see drops in students amid recession

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 20 shows Japanese-Brazilian students at Brazilian school NER Maebashi in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. Such schools in Japan have seen drops in students as the global recession started hitting provincial Japanese economies where many of the schools are located, forcing parents to give up or change jobs or return to their homes.

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Assistance for deaf students at universities spreading

MAEBASHI, Japan - Takayuki Morita (L in the background), a junior majoring in education, who has hearing difficulties, attends a class with closed captions at Gunma University in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 30.

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Movement to shield kids from harmful websites spreading

MAEBASHI, Japan - A member of a committee to protect children from harmful websites conducts a briefing on cellphone literacy in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on July 27.

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FTC orders Yamada Denki to stop exploiting suppliers

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken June 30 shows the head office of Yamada Denki Co., the operator of Japan's largest consumer electronics retail chain, in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. The Fair Trade Commission ordered Yamada Denki the same day to end its practice of making staff of product suppliers work at its stores without pay.

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Japanese-Brazilian starts publication with Brazilian appeal

MAEBASHI, Japan - Various free papers are available in front of a Brazilian restaurant in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, in February.

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Children in kimono play dolls at Dolls Festival in Gunma

MAEBASHI, Japan - A group of children dressed in traditional Japanese costumes pose as ''dolls'' at a dolls festival at the Ikaho Onsen spa in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture on March 1. Japanese families with small children usually display Japanese dolls at home during the Dolls Festival, which falls on March 3.

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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - A relative of the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster prays for the victims at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, marking the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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Crown prince attends blood donation campaign meeting

MAEBASHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito addresses the 42nd blood donation campaign meeting in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture on July 13.

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Abducted woman still missing

MAEBASHI, Japan - A police employee puts up a notice at the Maebashi-Higashi police station in Gunma Prefecture on July 21, calling on the public for information about Miwako Tsubaki, 19, a technical school student abducted July 20 in Maebashi by a man armed with what appeared to be a hunting rifle.