Saitama
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Travel SpotsJapan’s Saitama Pref. Park Boasts Cherry, Rape Blossoms
SATTE, Saitama — A line of cherry blossom trees have reached peak bloom along with rape blossoms ...
April 1, 2026
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General NewsJapan’s Kumagaya in Saitama Pref. Sees Cherry Blossoms Open 4 Days Earlier than Last Year
Cherry blossoms began to bloom in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, the Kumagaya Local Meteorolo...
March 24, 2026
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Travel SpotsCherry Blossoms on Over 160-year-old Tree in Full Bloom at Hachigata Castle Park in Yorii, Saitama Pref.
SAITAMA — A more than 160-year-old edohiganzakura cherry tree is in full bloom at Hachigata Castl...
March 23, 2026
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General NewsSaitama Pref. Could Have Anticipated Road Collapse Risk in Yashio, Third-Party Committee Says
A third-party committee tasked with investigating the cause of a road collapse in Yashio, Saitama...
February 20, 2026
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General NewsDriving Out Demons: Chichibu Shrine Believers Prepare for Setsubun
About 20 believers and others dressed in demon masks and costumes gather at Chichibu Shrine in Ch...
January 30, 2026
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General NewsJapanese Children Can Receive Free Meals with Food Ribbon Project at Around 300 Eateries, Stores
SAITAMA — Customers at an increasing number of stores and restaurants across Japan are able to pr...
January 30, 2026
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General NewsSaitama Super Arena to Close for Up to 1.5 Years for Major Renovations, Sound System, Other Installations to be Improved
SAITAMA - Saitama Super Arena, which is used for a wide range of purposes including sports and mu...
January 13, 2026
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Japan In FocusThe Art of Making ‘Japan Blue’; Founded in 1914, Nogawa Senshoku Kogyo Continues Making Dye for Popular Color Using Traditional Techniques
HANYU, Saitama — Thirteen jars of indigo dye are lined up beneath the factory floor. Each jar con...
December 15, 2025
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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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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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Beer Yeast Helps Save Labor, Water Use in Growing Rice; Govt Hopes to Make Method Common Practice
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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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Saitama: Beigoma Tops Have Spun across Generations
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4 Workers Die After Falling Down Saitama Sewer Manhole During Inspection; Hydrogen Sulfide Suspected as Cause of Fall