On May 3, a giant carp streamer called a "jumbo koinobori" flew in the sky over the Tone River riverbed in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture. Measu･･･ ...

SAITAMA—Saitama University in the city’s Sakura Ward became Japan’s first university to introduce a diversity studies program ...

The infrastructure ministry has announced a nationwide survey of aging sewer pipe systems following the recent road collapse ...

Carnations given to express gratitude on Mother's Day in Japan on May 10 are expected to cost more this year as rising crude ...

The shoes often come with handwritten details, including the student's name, class, and school, written on the inside as ...

Imagine a hero. Masked, agile, leaping through the air, fighting for justice. Now, imagine a betrayal so profound, it ...

Gunma prefectural police are questioning a 50-year-old man in connection with the disappearance of a 59-year-old man whose body was found buried in the Tone River basin in Isesaki City, Gunma ...

Listings of heavily worn indoor school shoes allegedly used by graduating girls in Japan have sparked outrage online, with ...

The young adults were given about $160 per person to plan school trips with their former classmates. Read more at ...

Celebrations were held across Japan ahead of Children’s Day on May 5.In Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture, the world’s ...

Fans of such sales say trades are just like regular collecting, critics worry that practice may be akin to child sexual abuse ...