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A 20-year-old man was arrested after he was found sleeping under a train platform at Omiya Station in the city of Saitama, the police said Thursday. Riku Kogure, who resides in Kuki, about 15 km north, was taken into custody for allegedly trespassing by going ...
With her edible organic roses, Saitama entrepreneur tastes success at an early age
The life of 25-year-old Ayaka Tanaka is busy, to say the least. As head of a fast-growing organic rose producer, Tanaka routinely checks her farms on the outskirts of Tokyo, picks rose petals herself at harvest time and meets prospective clients during her days in ...
Doors to foreign workers no longer slammed shut
There's no such place as Imizustan. Warabistan is equally fictitious. "Stan" means "homeland" in ancient Persian — hence Pakistan, Afghanistan and so on. A substantial Pakistani community in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, spawned the nickname Imizustan. Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, hosts a growing community of Kurds. ...
Truck driver dies in Saitama after dislodged bridge part crushes cab
A truck driver died Saturday after part of a bridge being dismantled on the border of Saitama and Gunma prefectures fell onto the vehicle after he bumped into it, trapping him inside, the police said. According to investigators, the truck was transferring dirt and sand ...
'I wanted to kill a person': Saitama man arrested after three Cambodians injured in knife attack
Police have arrested a 39-year-old man from Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture, on charges of attempted murder in relation to a knife attack in which three Cambodians were injured. Saitama Prefectural Police said Sunday that Hideaki Nakayama had entered a different apartment in the same building where ...
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.
Kaparu's victory in 2018 mascot awards gives Saitama a reason to shine
The Yuru-kyara (Promotional Mascot) Grand Prix in Japan has become one of the internet’s most anticipated events of the year. The 2018 edition lived up to expectations, and even featured a little voting drama. In the end, the city of Shiki’s Kaparu captured the ...
Mobile battery emits smoke aboard bullet train between Tokyo and Saitama, sending four to hospital
A mobile battery belonging to a bullet train passenger began emitting smoke on Friday, sending four passengers to the hospital. East Japan Railway Co. said a conductor stopped the burning but that four female passengers who said they felt unwell were transported to hospitals. Another ...
Aging Japan: Unclaimed burial urns pile up in Japan as family ties weaken, kin steer clear
Unclaimed urns containing ashes of the dead are piling up by the thousands across Japan, creating storage headaches and reflecting fraying family ties and economic pressures in a rapidly aging nation. The identities of the dead, cremated at public expense, are usually known. But in ...
Police said Friday they have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the stabbing of his grandparents in the city of Wako, Saitama Prefecture. The third-year junior high school student, who lived at the same apartment building as his elderly relatives, is suspected of attempted ...
Record-setting giant replica of Mona Lisa created with 24,000 rice crackers in Saitama Prefecture
A giant Mona Lisa replica was created with 24,000 senbei rice crackers Sunday in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, successfully winning recognition as the world's largest mosaic made of the treat. In a bid to promote local specialty "Soka Senbei" abroad, some 200 residents from the city ...
Japanese preschools having their kids put down crayons and pick up iPads
It's drawing time at this suburban nursery school in Saitama Prefecture, but instead of crayons, tiny fingers are tapping on colors on iPad screens and taking selfies. Digital schooling has arrived in a nation long known for its zealous commitment to the "three R's ...
