MINAKAMI, Gunma Prefecture--A surge in school closures exacerbated by Japan’s declining birthrate amounts to a lot of unused real estate over the years. Invariably, local government officials ...

In June, 100 pupils from the first through sixth grades at two elementary schools in Minakami town, Gunma Prefecture, underwent health checkups. Several of the children later complained about what ...

Night - Cloudy with a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds from NNW to NW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Cloudy with a high of 31 °F (-0.6 °C) and a 61% chance of ...