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G7 digital ministers meeting in Gunma

Digital and technology ministers from the Group of Seven industrial countries conclude a two-day meeting in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, after adopting a joint statement on April 30, 2023.

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G7 digital ministers meeting in Gunma

Digital and technology ministers from the Group of Seven industrial countries conclude a two-day meeting in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, after adopting a joint statement on April 30, 2023.

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Obuchi to retain Diet seat

TAKASAKI, Japan - Scandal-hit former trade minister Yuko Obuchi, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the lower house election, smiles during an interview in her electoral district in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture after securing victory in the election on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Obuchi, the daughter of the late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, resigned from the Cabinet post in October less than two months after assuming it over dubious political funds reports.

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Water supply halted in 4 cities in Chiba

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 19, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Karasu River in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. Hazardous formaldehyde has been detected at some water plants in Gunma, Saitama and Chiba prefectures, leading to the water supply being cut off in four cities in Chiba the same day. Officials of Saitama Prefecture said that the upstream area of the Karasu River could be a potential source of the contamination, noting that there are local businesses dealing with substances that generate formaldehyde.

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Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture.

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Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture.

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Japanese golfer Koga to retire

TAKASAKI, Japan - Japanese golfer Miho Koga wipes away tears as she formally announces that she will retire at the end of this season during a press conference in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2011. The 2008 Japan LPGA money winner has struggled since injuring her left wrist in May 2009.

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Ex-N. Korean spy and jet bomber Kim in Japan

TAKASAKI, Japan - A car arrives in Karuizawa, a summer retreat in Nagano Prefecture, carrying Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, who arrived in Japan on July 20, 2010. Kim plans to meet the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents.

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Holidaymakers' return rush begins

TAKASAKI, Japan - The Kan-Etsu Expressway in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, is congested with holidaymaker's returning to major cities on Aug. 14 from the annual ''Bon'' midsummer holidays in Japan.

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Iranian woman of family to be deported enrolls in junior college

MAEBASHI, Japan - Amine Maryam (R), the 18-year-old daughter of an Iranian couple slated for deportation, attends an entrance ceremony at Ikuei Junior College in Takasaki, Gunma Precture, on April 4. The Justice Ministry has granted Maryam, who has lived most of her life in Japan, a special residency permit so she can attend a Japanese school after her family is deported to Iran this month.

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New Year's Dharma doll market opens in Takasaki

TAKASAKI, Japan - The annual New Year's Dharma doll market opens in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 6. The market, which boasts a 200-year tradition and has some 100 shops this year, lasts until Jan. 7.

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Election keeps Dharma toy shops busy

TAKASAKI, Japan - An artisan at a Dharma toy shop in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, puts finishing touches on a huge Dharma toy, ordered by a local politician on Oct. 12. Many political candidates keep a Dharma toy in their office. They paint in one of the eyes and paint in the other when they are returned in elections.