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

In an online auction four years ago, Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura’s father purchased his first piece of Shohei Ohtani ...

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

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 Saitama nursery school director was arrested Tuesday for urinating in a student’s water bottle as a form of punishment, ...

Delicate touches can be seen in the minimalist design of the Saitama Prefecture Agriculture and Forestry Hall in this eastern ...

The central government ordered the inspections after a massive sinkhole appeared in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, on January 28. A truck fell into the hole, and the driver has still not been found.

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries announced on Monday that it will hold an auction for ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- A drone delivery service operated by mobile carrier KDDI has successfully run a field test to a hard-to-reach Japanese village in hopes of improving logistics for isolated ...