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Japan announced plans to reuse soil from decontamination efforts in Fukushima in regional cities, specifically Miyagi and Saitama prefectures. This initiative aims to manage the vast quantities of soil collected after the nuclear disaster.
The Kumagaya Local Meteorological Observatory has issued Level 4 heavy rain and landslide warnings for Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture, indicating a very high risk of flooding, river overflow, and mudslides, urging strict vigilance.
A man suspected of stabbing a woman to death in Gunma Prefecture died in a car accident in neighboring Saitama Prefecture later the same day.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Gunma and Saitama prefectures in Japan on the night of the 16th, causing some areas in Ota, Gunma, to experience water outages. Residents are advised to remain vigilant for approximately one week.
Following the murder of a care manager during a home visit in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced it will subsidize additional costs for multiple-person visits to ensure care managers' safety.
A home invasion in Tochigi Prefecture resulted in three casualties. Police have arrested multiple suspects, including a minor, who are believed to be high school classmates and fled to Saitama Prefecture after the incident.
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that 748 kilometers of sewer pipes across all 47 prefectures require countermeasures due to corrosion and damage, following a large road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture last year.
Police in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, have detained six Vietnamese nationals on suspicion of robbery-homicide following the death of a compatriot on New Year's Day.
Jun Saito has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of three family members in Saitama Prefecture on Christmas Day in 2022, despite prosecutors seeking the death penalty.
Prosecutors have sought the death penalty for a 43-year-old defendant accused of killing three family members in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture, four years ago. The defense maintains the defendant's innocence, arguing he may not be the perpetrator or was in a state of insanity.
The first public trial has commenced for a 43-year-old defendant accused of murdering three family members in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture, four years ago. The defense is asserting the defendant's innocence, claiming either they are not the perpetrator or lack criminal responsibility.
Police in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, have arrested a man in his 50s, a delivery driver, on suspicion of stealing a speed enforcement device belonging to the Saitama Prefectural Police in June, though the suspect denies the charges.
Japan's revised Sewerage Law has been passed to strengthen countermeasures against incidents like the large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, last year, which was caused by corroded sewer pipes.
A 28-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Police are investigating whether a company employee who died in a traffic accident in Saitama Prefecture approximately an hour later was involved in the murder.
Experts from the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute discussed a recent M5-class earthquake, noting the region's complex underground structure makes it prone to such quakes, with aftershocks typically subsiding quickly. Strong shaking was observed in Gunma and Saitama prefectures.
A female care manager was likely attacked and killed near the entrance of a home she visited in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, with police investigating the 60-year-old son living there as the suspected murderer who then committed suicide.
A local character has inspired the naming of a new bridge in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
An explosion occurred at a semiconductor manufacturing company in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, reportedly due to chemicals and water mixing in a pipe, with initial reports indicating four injuries.
School backpacks have been given to Kurdish children in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, as reported in easy Japanese news translations.
Four years ago, unemployed defendant Jun Saito (43) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Saitama District Court for the murders of a couple in their 60s and their eldest daughter in her 30s in their Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture home.
Multiple individuals broke into a residence in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, in the early morning, assaulting a male resident with a rod-like object and stealing cash before fleeing. Police are investigating the incident as a robbery.
Japan is experiencing a widespread temperature increase, with Saitama prefecture expecting dangerous highs of 40 degrees Celsius, prompting severe warnings for heatstroke.
Japan has enacted a new bill aimed at strengthening the maintenance of sewerage facilities, a legislative response to a sinkhole incident that occurred last year in Saitama Prefecture.
The man suspected of murdering a woman in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, has reportedly died in a car accident in Saitama Prefecture. The incident follows reports of gunshots heard at the crime scene.
16日午後7時46分ごろ、群馬県と埼玉県で震度5弱の揺れを観測しました。この地震による津波の心配はありません。震源地は茨城県南部で震源の深さは50キロ、地震の規模を示すマグニチュードは5.5と推定されます。各地の様子を中継映像でお伝えします。
The official fish of Japan's Saitama Prefecture has been formally recognized as a new species, 63 years after it was initially named.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, at approximately 3:50 AM, causing a seismic intensity of 3 in parts of Ibaraki and Saitama prefectures. There is no risk of a tsunami.
A prefectural road in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, which had been closed for approximately 15 months following a major road collapse, has partially reopened to traffic.
A former driver involved in a highway collision in Saitama Prefecture that resulted in six casualties has withdrawn his appeal, thereby finalizing his sentence of seven years and six months in prison.
An earthquake measuring magnitude 3 struck southern Gunma and northern Saitama prefectures in Japan on March 15th at approximately 2:06 PM local time.
Two street vendors were arrested in Saitama Prefecture for possessing counterfeit 3D stickers popular with children, with the intent to sell them.