Saitama
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General NewsJapan’s Chichibu Dressed in Autumn Foliage
CHICHIBU, Saitama — Autumn foliage is reaching its peak across the Chichibu region in Saitama Pre...
November 16, 2025
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General NewsSaitama Prefecture Cities Want to Host Disaster Agency; Idea Recalls Meiji-Era Statesman’s Plan to Move Capital to Honjo
Courtesy of Japanese Red Cross SocietyTsunetami Sano (date of photograph unknown) By Masato Tokuhara...
September 9, 2025
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General NewsConcentration of Hydrogen Sulfide in Manhole Exceeded Legal Level; Police Probe Death of Workers Inspecting Pipe in Japan’s Saitama Pref.
SAITAMA — A sewer manhole where four workers died during an inspection had a concentration of hyd...
August 4, 2025
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General News4 Workers Die After Falling Down Saitama Sewer Manhole During Inspection; Hydrogen Sulfide Suspected as Cause of Fall
Four male workers in their 50s died after falling down a manhole on Saturday morning at a sewer p...
August 3, 2025
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Japan In FocusSaitama Pref. Artisans Pass on Traditions with Chichibu Meisen Silks
CHICHIBU, Saitama — On a day in late May, I visited a facility in central Chichibu, Saitama Prefe...
July 14, 2025
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General NewsHole in Road Found in Kawaguchi, Saitama Pref.; Cause of Hole’s Formation Unclear
KAWAGUCHI, Saitama — A passerby made an emergency phone call to police to inform them that that t...
June 30, 2025
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Japan In Focus100-Meter-Long Koinobori Carp Streamer Flies in Park in Japan; About 70,000 People Gather at Park
A 100-meter-long koinobori carp streamer weighing 330 kilograms flutters in the wind in Kazo, Sai...
May 4, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Kumagaya, Saitama Pref., Sees Cherry Blossom Opening at Famous Spot Along Arakawa River
Kumagaya Regional Meteorological Observatory said Thursday that the cherry blossoms had bloomed i...
March 28, 2025
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Travel SpotsGiant Snake Wishing Plaque Installed at Saitama Pref. Shrine; Welcoming New Year Visitors
A large white snake painted on a giant ema wooden wishing plaque is waiting to greet New Year vis...
December 26, 2024
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General NewsTraditional Japanese Celebratory Event Held Near Tokyo; Crowds Gather to Mark Completion of Building’s Frame with Mochimaki
A mochimaki event was held in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, on Sunday, and various small items such a...
November 17, 2024
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Japan In FocusWestern-Style Clinic in Little Edo; Built in 1913, Looks Like a House Out of a Picture Book
KAWAGOE, Saitama — Buildings preserved from the 1900s form a unique landscape in central Kawagoe ...
May 27, 2024
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Strong Earthquake Rocks near Tokyo; Saitama and Tochigi Prefectures Observe Lower 5 Quake on Japan’s Seismic Scale of 7 (UPDATE 1)
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100-Meter-Long Koinobori Carp Streamer Flies in Park in Japan; About 70,000 People Gather at Park
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4 Workers Die After Falling Down Saitama Sewer Manhole During Inspection; Hydrogen Sulfide Suspected as Cause of Fall
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Saitama Pref. Artisans Pass on Traditions with Chichibu Meisen Silks
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Saitama: Beigoma Tops Have Spun across Generations