National Jun 22, 2022
Totoro's home: Japan crowdfund for forest that inspired film
Tokorozawa will ask crowdfunding participants to contribute ¥25,000, and in return they will receive prints of background artwork offered by Studio Ghibli.
National Aug 2, 2019
First engine-powered aircraft to ever fly in Japan returns to Tokorozawa in Saitama
An exhibition featuring the first engine-powered aircraft to fly in Japan opened at an aviation museum in Tokorozawa on Thursday, marking its return to the city in Saitama Prefecture after 74 years. The French-made Henri Farman biplane, whose fabric-covered wings have a span of about ...
National May 22, 2018
City in Saitama Prefecture to tap into new revenue source with manhole cover ads
by Mizuho Aoki
As the costs of operating its municipal sewer system rise, a city in Saitama Prefecture is hoping to cash in on the growing popularity of manhole cover designs with a plan to use the creative lids as an advertising medium. The Tokorozawa Municipal Government will ...
National Jul 18, 2017
Saitama teacher tells fourth-grader to jump out window after classroom disturbance
Board of education in city of Tokorozawa considers disciplinary action after homeroom teacher admits to comments, apologizes
National / Crime & Legal Feb 21, 2017
The health ministry on Monday ordered a Saitama clinic to stop injecting stem cells of human umbilical cord blood into patients as an "anti-aging treatment." Saitama Medical Clinic in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, was found to have been engaged in such therapy without getting permission from ...
National Feb 9, 2016
Two hurt as fire starts halfway up Saitama high-rise condo tower, sparking panic
A fire broke out in a high-rise condo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday night, causing panic among residents. The fire department was notified of smoke coming out of the 15th floor of the 31-story condo, Forus Tower Tokorozawa, at around 8:10 p.m. on Monday. Two ...
National Sep 2, 2015
Incidents related to official emblems for public institutions and events in Japan, like Tuesday's retraction of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo, are nothing new. In the case of Expo '70 held in Osaka, the selection committee chose a design from 48 applications in 1966, but ...
National Jun 5, 2015
'Cool Japan' complex envisioned in Saitama
by Kazuaki Nagata
Publisher Kadokawa Corp. has unveiled a vision to turn Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, into a hub for the "Cool Japan" movement by creating a cultural complex that it claims Japan has never seen the likes of before. Calling it the "Cool Japan Forest Vision," the Tokyo-based ...
National Feb 16, 2015
Near air base, referendum finds majority backs air conditioners for schools
Their green-minded mayor opposes the idea, but a majority of residents in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, have voted in favor of putting air conditioners in schoolrooms.
National Jan 7, 2014
Abandoned homes a growing menace
by Tomoko Otake
Shinichi Ueda points to a two-story house standing on 7-meter-tall concrete blocks, flanked by other elevated dwellings. Built on a slope, the wooden structure — part of a 1,000-unit-plus residential area developed in the late 1970s in the suburban city of Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture ...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo May 10, 2013
Outlook is rosy at 15th annual garden show
by Tomoko Otake
It's that time of the year when things get rosy for flower lovers in Japan. The International Roses & Gardening Show, held annually at the Seibu Dome in Saitama Prefecture, will mark the 15th anniversary of its launch this year. To commemorate the occasion, the ...