Crime is low but anxiety is rising, fueled by demographics, social media and perception gaps shaping how safety is felt.

The first grim discovery came when a woman found the severed head and paws of a brown speckled cat as she walked along the banks of the Arakawa River in Saitama City, Japan. Days later, what police ...

KAWAGUCHI, Saitama -- About 1,200 people joined an anti-discrimination march in Kawaguchi, a city near Tokyo where about 8% ...

An unremarkable riverside near Tokyo was transformed into a neon wonderland on New Year's Eve as enthusiasts gathered to enj ...

SAITAMA, Japan, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Just about 30 minutes by train from Tokyo, Koshigaya City in Saitama Prefecture is known as a waterside town shaped by five first-class rivers. For ...

This family home designed by ICADA in Saitama experiments with thick Japanese cedar boards to reveal their overlooked ...