Rice prices in Japan have continued to surge since last summer's "rice crisis of the Reiwa era." Despite the government's ...

Following the road collapse in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, a nationwide emergency inspection of sewer pipes discovered corrosion and other abnormalities in three locations in the prefecture. In ...

Livestreaming has become increasingly popular especially among young people in Japan in recent years, but there have been ...

An 86-year-old man who had continued to seek a retrial over his conviction in a high-profile murder case in this eastern ...

The fifth game of the 74th Osho shogi tournament was played in the city of Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, on March 8 and 9, and ...

With efforts to find a driver who fell in expected to take about three months, there is no concrete timeline in place on when such work can begin.

Repair work for all damage caused by a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, where a trucker remains trapped underground, could take until the end of the year to complete, local officials said.

East Japan Railway, or JR East, said Tuesday that it will resume from Friday operating coupled trains on the Tohoku ...

A five-year-old boy was found dead in a parked car in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, along with his unconscious older brother and father in what police believe was a murder-suicide. According to ...

SAITAMA (TR) – There have been a series of bag-snatching incidents across the prefecture. Police recorded 12 thefts over a ...

The request was made after a truck fell into a gaping sinkhole at a busy intersection in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, on January 28. The request had been in place since that day in relevant 12 ...

Police in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 50-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of killing her mother by repeatedly kicking her. Police said Midori Kurata is accused of ...