Tokyo's all-seeing Skytree tower Tokyo's Skytree soars 634 metres (2,080 feet) upwards, giving spectacular views of the Japanese megalopolis and -- on a clear day -- the majestic Mount Fuji. The ...

A labor union of nurses and other staff at medical institutions under Japan's National Hospital Organization staged a ...

Reports of suspicious phone calls and home visits by scammers posing as government officials have climbed since the sinkhole ...

Since the wildfire began Wednesday, at least one person has died, and more than 80 homes have burned, local authorities said.

SAITAMA (TR) – There have been a series of bag-snatching incidents across the prefecture. Police recorded 12 thefts over a ...

BAKU – A massive forest fire in northeastern Japan has consumed at least 1,200 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, making ...

western Tokyo, was second, up one rank from last year, and the Omiya Station area in Saitama, the capital of Saitama Prefecture, made it into the top three for the first time. The Urawa Station ...

A prominent Japanese hibakusha atomic bomb survivor expressed regret Sunday over the Japanese government's decision not to ...

A forest fire in northeastern Japan has scorched the largest area of land in more than 30 years, the central government said ...

Police in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of breaking into a house and stealing 13,000 yen in cash from the 66-year-old man who lives there.

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Located to the northwest of Tokyo, Kawagoe in Saitama prefecture charms visitors with its old-style buildings and one of its main attractions, the Toki no Kane (Time Bell Tower). Kawagoe was ...