SAITAMA--Saitama Prefecture scrapped plans for an ordinance that would have prohibited leaving children unattended at home, even momentarily, after a backlash from parents, many of whom are dual ...

On November 5, Tokorozawa City, just north of the border from Tokyo and home to the real-life Totoro’s forest and Tokorozawa Sakura Town, became the first place in Saitama Prefecture to install ...

If there is a single prefecture in Japan that has earned the title of udon capital in Japan, surely it is Kagawa -- famed for the Sanuki udon noodles that originate there. Not so fast, however.

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, ...

Leading Japanese traditional noodle producer based in Saitama prefecture, Momotaro Foods Sdn Bhd is aiming for Halal certification at its noodle factory in Seri Kembangan Selangor in the next five ...

A beak of a crane called "Gunma prefecture in the form of a horse". An elongated place in Gunma prefecture that stretches to stab. Why such a prefectural border was born. Are you going to attack Tokyo ...

A riverbank in Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture features an early-blooming cherry variety called Angyo-kanzakura ("Angyo winter cherry blossoms"), which have reached 70% of their peak. Angyo is a ...

SAITAMA – Public prosecutors on Thursday demanded the death penalty for a 43-year-old man charged with killing three members of a family at their house in the city of Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, in ...

SAITAMA – A district court on Monday sentenced a man to life in prison for murdering three members of a family, including a U.S. citizen, in the city of Hanno in Saitama Prefecture, in December 2022.