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Christian Post
March 7, 2018
A teaser video has been released for the upcoming Japanese comedy anime series, "Omae wa Mada Gunma wo Shiranai (You Don't Know GUNMA Yet). The series is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Hiroto Ida. The 30-second video, which is currently streaming on DMMÃÂ ...
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
March 7, 2018
GUNMA (TR) – Gunma Prefectural Police have arrested a 32-year-old man over the alleged abuse of the 2-month-old son of his common-law wife that left the child unconscious, reports TV Asahi (Mar. 7). Between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sunday, Makoto Morita, of no known occupation, is alleged to haveÃÂ ...
Infosurhoy
March 4, 2018
The story of You Don't Know Gunma Yet follows Nori Kamitsuki, a high school student who moves from Chiba Prefecture to Gunma Prefecture. Prior to arriving at his new home, he finds disturbing info on the Internet, describing Gunma as “the last unexplored place on Earth” and stating that he needs “toÃÂ ...
Crunchyroll News
February 23, 2018
The Japanese broadcast schedule has been revealed for You Don't Know Gunma Yet (known in Japan as Omae wa Mad Gunma wo Shiranai), an upcoming TV anime based on the humorous manga by Hiroto Ida about a Japanese high school student who experiences extreme culture shock when heÃÂ ...
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
February 15, 2018
GUNMA (TR) – Gunma Prefectural Police have arrested a 25-year-old teacher at a special night school for allegedly molesting a woman at a shopping mall in Ota City earlier this year, reports TBS News (Feb. 15). On January 28, Tatsuya Kikuchi, an instructor at an institution known as a juku, or cram schoolÃÂ ...
The Mainichi
February 14, 2018
The focus of the lawsuit at the Maebashi District Court was whether annual ceremonies to remember the conscripted Korean laborers held at the memorial in the park in Takasaki contravened the condition set by the Gunma prefectural government "not to conduct political activities." In the ruling, the courtÃÂ ...
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
February 14, 2018
Sometime in March, 2015, Kazuko Ochiai allegedly strangled Taka Hagiwara, an 84-year-old resident of Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, to death and robbed her of around 500,000 yen in cash. The suspect then dumped her body in the Tatara River in the Hinatacho area of Tatebayashi, Gunma.
Crunchyroll News
December 31, 1999
The main cast and a 30 second teaser trailer have been revealed for You Don't Know Gunma Yet (known in Japan as Omae wa Mada Gunma wo Shiranai), an upcoming TV anime based on the humorous manga by Hiroto Ida about the unexpected difficulties of adjusting to life in a new prefecture.
Asahi Shimbun
December 31, 1999
SHINTO, Gunma Prefecture--In his childhood, Masaaki Nagumo loved the “Mobile Suit Gundam” robot anime series. Now, as an official of industrial machinery maker Sakakibara Kikai here, he hopes that his huge bipedal robot, called the LW-Mononofu, will fulfill the dreams of children like he once had andÃÂ ...
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
January 11, 2018
GUNMA (TR) – Gunma Prefectural Police have launched an investigation after a woman employed at an in Ota City was bound and robbed by several masked men, reports TV Asahi (Jan. 11). At around 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, four or five men with helmets covering their faces burst into the office of theÃÂ ...
pv magazine International
December 27, 2017
This 19.1 MW array pushes Canadian Solar's Japanese downstream footprint in 2017 to above 100 MW, the company's CEO Shawn Qu said, and is the first of two PV plants being developed by the firm in Japan's Gunma prefecture. “Today, we have successfully developed solar power plant projects in overÃÂ ...
NHK WORLD
December 27, 2017
A strong snowstorm that has hit northern Japan continues to cause widespread chaos. In mountainous regions, up to one meter of snow has fallen in the past 24 hours. In the town of Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, up to 1.31 meters of snow has fallen while in the town of Tsunan in Niigata Prefecture, theÃÂ ...
Crunchyroll News
December 20, 2017
If Japan has taught us anything, it's that they can make a mascot character for literally anything, and now Mako Shimano - the official mascot character for a Toyota car dealership in Gunma Prefecture - is turning heads online along with her robotic centaur chasis, GUMBA. GUMBA stands forÃÂ ...
Asahi Shimbun
December 20, 2017
FUJIOKA, Gunma Prefecture--A 17-year-old who was playing soccer died on Dec. 20 after being hit in the head by a 4-kilogram hammer thrown by a fellow high school student, police said. Kazuha Ohiro, a second-year student at Fujioka Chuo High School, was pronounced dead around 8 p.m. at a hospital.
The Japan Times
December 19, 2017
Workers at two factories in Gunma Prefecture were allowed for more than 30 years to conduct last-stage safety checks on cars coming off the assembly line without clearing an in-company vetting process. The probe found that the practice may have begun as far back as the 1980s and was widespread byÃÂ ...
Japan Today
December 16, 2017
A 73-year-old man and his 75-year-old wife died in a fire that destroyed their wooden home in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday morning. According to police, flames were seen coming from the home of Yoshikazu Nakajima at around 2 a.m. by a passerby, Fuji TV reported. Ten fire trucks wereÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
December 14, 2017
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – Since stepping forward a year ago to reveal himself as the initiator of the “Tiger Mask” movement of anonymous donations to orphans, Masatake Kawamura has allowed no letup in his charity drive. The campaign he started has motivated his hometown government to launch aÃÂ ...
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
December 31, 1999
GUNMA (TR) – Gunma Prefectural Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a human skeleton near a park in Takasaki City last month, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Dec. 28). At around 10:00 a.m. on December 28, an official of Mitsudera Park alerted police regarding the discovery ofÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
December 31, 1999
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – An 85-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly hitting two high school students with his car in Gunma Prefecture after ignoring his family's request not to get behind the wheel, police said. Kiyokatsu Kawabata has admitted to hitting the girls, according to the police.
WBAL Radio
November 18, 2017
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities in Pennsylvania say a police officer was shot and killed while making a traffic stop and a search is ...
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
November 13, 2017
At just past 4:25 a.m., thieves broke into Goldies Oizumi in the Asahi area of the town of Oizumi and stole about 15 items, including ...
Japan Today
November 12, 2017
More than 20 million yen worth of brand-name goods were stolen from a store in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, early Saturday.
The Mainichi
November 7, 2017
TATEBAYASHI, Gunma -- A Myanmarese member of an association here that represents the interests of Rohingya people living in Japan ...
Japan Today
November 7, 2017
A helicopter crashed in a village northwest of Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, killing four employees of the helicopter service company who ...
The Japan Times
November 5, 2017
In addition to the Gunma girl, investigators suspect a man and a woman from Kanagawa Prefecture could be among the victims.
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
October 30, 2017
Between December of 2012 and October of last year, Naomi Shimizu allegedly received a total of 94.4 million yen from four persons, including ...
The Japan Times
October 30, 2017
The three ancient stone monuments called the Three Stelae of Kozuke, in Gunma Prefecture, were built in the seventh and eighth centuries, ...
Merced Sun-Star
October 30, 2017
The officials visited the factories at the company's manufacturing base in Gunma, north of Tokyo, the ministry said. Subaru said last week it has ...
Nikkei Asian Review
October 27, 2017
The latest probe found that workers still training to be certified were involved in inspections at Subaru's main factory complex in Gunma ...
Renewables Now
October 18, 2017
October 18 (Renewables Now) - Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha Ltd announced on Tuesday it has completed a 2.2-MW photovoltaic (PV) park in Gunma prefecture.
Key Gazette
October 18, 2017
Shares of Gunma Bank Ltd (TYO:8334) last traded at 713, representing a move of -0.28%, or -2 per share, on volume of 501,000 shares.
Asahi Shimbun
October 18, 2017
NANMOKU, Gunma Prefecture--Chikara Imai, 73, is quick to dismiss the new parties in Sunday's national election in Japan, saying old ties with ...
The Japan Times
October 12, 2017
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – Gunma University announced a punitive discharge of a professor Wednesday who allegedly used falsified data ...
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
October 11, 2017
GUNMA (TR) – Gunma Prefectural Police have arrested a 60-year-old woman suspected in the swindling of nearly 100 persons in an ...
San Times
October 10, 2017
Shares of Gunma Bank Ltd (TYO:8334) last traded at 706, representing a move of 0.28%, or 2 per share, on volume of 478,900 shares.
The Japan News
October 7, 2017
By Yukiko Takanashi and Hiroaki Ishihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WritersGunma University Hospital is working to reform itself after a number of ...
The Mainichi
September 30, 2017
OTA, Gunma -- To battle a day care worker shortage and lighten the burden on those working in the field, this city is taking a unique approach ...
The Japan Times
September 22, 2017
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – Yasutaka Nakasone, a grandson of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, said Thursday that he intends to ...
The Japan Times
September 20, 2017
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – An operator of delicatessens in eastern Japan said Wednesday it has closed all 17 of its stores after some ...
Crunchyroll News
September 14, 2017
In cooperation with Kiryu-city, Gunma Prefecture, they recently recorded a sound drama "Nijiiro Scramble ga Saku Machi (The Town Where the ...
Asahi Shimbun
September 14, 2017
The Tokyo toddler died after eating food from the Delicious Rokku outlet in Maebashi, capital of Gunma Prefecture, said the Maebashi Health ...
The Japan Times
September 13, 2017
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – The Maebashi Municipal Government in Gunma Prefecture said Wednesday a 3-year-old girl has died after ...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
In its ruling, the Maebashi District Court in Gunma Prefecture said that the disaster had been “predictable” and that it had been “possible to ...
Paste Magazine
December 31, 1999
Stephen Paddock, the 64-year-old man responsible for killing 59 people and injuring hundreds more in Las Vegas on Sunday night, wasn't ...
Japan Today
December 31, 1999
A 56-year-old senior officer of the Gunma Prefectural Police Department has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. The suspect, Koujiro ...
Asahi Shimbun
October 6, 2017
These animals are supposed to be nocturnal and timid by nature, but the ones at this zoological park in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, are anythingÃÂ ...
Japan Today
October 6, 2017
A 56-year-old senior officer of the Gunma Prefectural Police Department has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. The suspect, KoujiroÃÂ ...
Paste Magazine
October 4, 2017
Stephen Paddock, the 64-year-old man responsible for killing 59 people and injuring hundreds more in Las Vegas on Sunday night, wasn'tÃÂ ...
Key Gazette
September 14, 2017
Shares of Gunma Bank Ltd (TYO:8334) last traded at 636JPY, representing a move of 0.16%, or 1JPY per share, on volume of 97,900 shares.
Crunchyroll News
September 14, 2017
In cooperation with Kiryu-city, Gunma Prefecture, they recently recorded a sound drama "Nijiiro Scramble ga Saku Machi (The Town Where theÃÂ ...
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