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SAITAMA

JAPAN
Mar 8, 2018
Japan to pitch Kobushi mountain region as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve area
The Japanese National Commission for UNESCO will propose for registration as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve area the Kobushi mountain region, which straddles Saitama and three neighboring prefectures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 17, 2018
Jerome Bel and his amateurs test the limits of contemporary dance in Saitama show
Controversial French choreographer lets the locals loose in 'Gala.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2017
Small Saitama town embraces sharing economy in bid to battle demographic drain
Yokoze, a quiet, scenic town of around 8,400 in the mountainous Chichibu region in Saitama Prefecture, isn't immune to the sweeping demographic change impacting hundreds of rural municipalities across Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2017
Scandal-hit Aichi candidate Shiori Yamao still in the race on the strength of popular support
Before allegations of an extramarital affair surfaced less than two months ago, Shiori Yamao had been a rising star expected by many of her colleagues to reinvigorate the Democratic Party, then the main opposition force.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 20, 2017
Anchored by Edano's underdog charm, CDP turning into formidable force ahead of election
Yukio Edano was the face of Japan during the unprecedented nuclear crisis that hit Fukushima Prefecture in 2011, leading numerous news conferences as the government's top spokesman.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2017
Saitama candidate Mayuko Toyota's negative publicity might work in favor of her re-election to Diet
After suffering an embarrassing scandal, the silver lining for Mayuko Toyota — who is seeking re-election as an independent candidate in Sunday's poll — is that the sordid publicity has at least achieved one thing: name recognition.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2017
Saitama boy, 15, admits fatally stabbing fellow high school student in crime of passion
A 15-year-old male high school boy who was arrested Monday for allegedly stabbing fellow student Kosuke Nishiyama, 16, to death in Saitama has admitted he committed the act because the victim was trying to steal his girlfriend, police said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 14, 2017
Saitama's Nagatoro is home to stillness, motion and an endless variety of color
It wasn't immediately clear what the man tossing large pebbles at the torii of a shrine was trying to achieve.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jul 9, 2017
Saitama woman turns maligned waste disposal firm into recycling powerhouse
As a child, Noriko Ishizaka was ashamed of her father's company — a waste disposal firm with towering smoke stacks overlooking a small town in Saitama Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2017
Private country club must equalize membership rules to host Olympic golf competition: IOC
Kasumigaseki Country Club will be stripped of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic golf tournament if it does not allow women to become full members, the International Olympic Committee warned on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 8, 2017
JOC chief questioned in Olympic bid probe on France’s behalf
Kasumigaseki Country Club, slated to host golf at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, failed to make a decision about offering regular memberships to women at a meeting on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 24, 2017
Japan Golf Council urges new Olympic venue over female membership ban
The Japan Golf Council urges Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers to move the event's golf competition away from a country club in Saitama Prefecture, even if the venue changes its rules and allows women to become full members.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 7, 2017
The 'washi' paper trail: from the tree to its many purposes
Stepping off the bus at the Gakko-iriguchi stop in Higashi-Chichibu Village in Saitama Prefecture, the first things to strike the eye are high-flying clusters of balloons, suspended like colorful dirigibles.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2016
Power blackout hits 350,000 Tokyo homes, brings trains to a halt
A massive blackout cut power to as many as 580,000 households for a short period in central Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, disrupting trains and traffic lights and bringing elevators to a halt.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 20, 2016
Out of the ordinary comes a new art festival
I've never been comfortable with the idea that Japan has three "most beautiful" places. It's a tradition, or a received wisdom, if you like, to rank the triad of the land bridge Ama-no Hashidate, the rocky islands of Matsushima and the sacred torii in the water at Miyajima as the indisputable height...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2016
Commuters fight back against groping
Takako Tonooka's life at high school did not start out the way she had anticipated. On the very first day she attended class, she was groped on the train — and that was only the beginning of her nightmare. For a year and a half, she was the victim of persistent groping attacks during her commute to...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2016
Japan group teaches how to grab toys in arcade crane games
For people who have spent a shameful amount of time and money trying to win a cheesy prize with the crane toys in game arcades, here are some words of consolation from the Japan Crane Game Association: The game is not for suckers, and anyone can play it well if they learn the tricks.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2015
Saitama city blocks 'one-sided' exhibit on 'comfort women'
The city of Niiza, Saitama Prefecture, is refusing to let a citizens' group use a municipal facility for an exhibition on “comfort women,” claiming the display would promote the views of a particular group on the controversial issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2014
Autistic people find independence at unique facility in Saitama
Due to a dearth of job opportunities in Japan for autistic people, mainly deriving from a lack of understanding toward the disorder, it is often difficult for them to lead independent lives after they attain adulthood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2014
Saitama debuts free app to pinpoint crime, traffic accident locations
A free smartphone app to show the locations of crimes and traffic accidents has been developed by the Saitama Prefectural Government as part of efforts to raise public safety awareness, NHK reported Thursday.

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