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Life sentence to be finalized for Peruvian killer of six in Saitama

National / Crime & Legal Sep 11, 2020

Life sentence to be finalized for Peruvian killer of six in Saitama

Vayron Jonathan Nakada Ludena broke into three houses and stabbed the occupants in 2015.

A guide to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and its host cities

Travel Sep 1, 2019

A guide to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and its host cities

by Oscar Boyd

What to do, see, drink and eat in each of the RWC cities as well as match dates and information on stadiums, transport and accommodation.

Heated debate boils over on social media as mercury soars in Japan

National / Media | Japan Pulse Aug 10, 2019

Heated debate boils over on social media as mercury soars in Japan

by Patrick St. Michel

Talking to others about the weather has always been a quick and easy conversation topic. The same goes for social media users and online news outlets in Japan, which love to discuss meteorological issues. The arrival of intense summer heat in recent weeks has ...

A weekend in Saitama: Coffee, temples and a spot of river rafting

Travel | A Weekend In Dec 8, 2018

A weekend in Saitama: Coffee, temples and a spot of river rafting

by Claire Williamson

Kick off a weekend in Saitama Prefecture in Kumagaya, an excellent starting point for a trip that will take you all across the region — from river rafting in the forested mountains of Chichibu to the historical alleys of Kawagoe.

E. coli from Saitama deli's potato salad leaves girl, 5, in critical condition, pair severely ill

National Aug 22, 2017

E. coli from Saitama deli's potato salad leaves girl, 5, in critical condition, pair severely ill

The victims all ate potato salad sold at the Shokusaikan Marche Kagohara supermarket in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, the prefecture said.

Dark clouds descended on alleged Saitama killer after visiting mass-murderer brother in Peru prison

National / Crime & Legal Nov 17, 2015

Dark clouds descended on alleged Saitama killer after visiting mass-murderer brother in Peru prison

When Vayron Jonathan Nakada Ludena went to a Peruvian prison several years ago to visit his older brother, known as the "apostle of death" after being convicted of killing 17 people, the unraveling of his lonely, transient life in Japan was well underway. Nakada, 30, ...

Kumagaya slayings suspect a lone wolf with a turbulent past

National / Crime & Legal Nov 11, 2015

Kumagaya slayings suspect a lone wolf with a turbulent past

In the early afternoon of Sept. 13, a 70-year-old resident of Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture returned home to find a young foreign man standing in front of the entryway. He seemed agitated and spoke in broken Japanese. "Call the police. I have no money," the ...

Hot in the city: scorching Kumagaya

Lifestyle Aug 2, 2014

Hot in the city: scorching Kumagaya

by Mark Schreiber

Exploring new ways of dealing with the heat from a city in Saitama that certainly knows a thing or two about keeping cool

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