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SAITAMA

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 1, 2016
Saitama police probe alleged kidnapper's car, seek to know how he learned girl's name
A 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl in 2014 told investigators he had wanted to carry out such a kidnapping since his junior high school days, police said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2016
Alleged kidnapper of teen girl arrested on release from hospital
A 23-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl from Saitama Prefecture two years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2016
Abductor likely targeted Saitama girl in advance: police
The man suspected of abducting a female teenager who recently escaped two years of captivity might have collected information on her beforehand because he called her by her full name when they first met, police said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2016
Tokyo man held over confinement of missing Saitama teen
A Tokyo man is detained in Shizuoka after a Saitama girl who vanished two years ago escapes and accuses him of being her captor.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2016
Saitama abduction suspect led low-key life in capital
Neighbors in the apartment complex where a 23-year-old man suspected of abducting a Saitama girl lived said on Monday they were mystified he could have held the girl inside.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 28, 2016
Support services on rise for Japan's new moms
New mothers in Japan can now seek help with household tasks as well as pre- and postnatal care amid a growing number of support organizations.
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2016
Broncos' woes continue in defeat to Happinets
In the history of professional sports — pick a sport, any sport — very few franchises have achieved the level of futility that's become the Saitama Broncos' trademark.
BASKETBALL
Feb 28, 2016
B-Corsairs rise to occasion with victory over Broncos
The Yokohama B-Corsairs issued a challenge to themselves before Sunday's series finale against the Eastern Conference rival Saitama Broncos.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2015
Saitama assemblyman apologizes for remark about number of registered dogs, foreigners
An official in Saitama Prefecture apologizes after pointing out that the non-Japanese population of city of Kawaguchi is larger than the number of registered dogs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2015
Without safety net, foreign temp workers live on the edge
Among foreign migrant workers who travel to Japan in quest of a better life, a common narrative stands out — minimal wages, occupational instability, language barriers and an itinerant lifestyle. This is what many factory employees from everywhere from Peru to the Philippines learn to expect.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 4, 2015
Yokohama association helps foreigners overcome language barrier, fit in
The Yokohama Association for International Communications and Exchanges lends a helping hand to foreigners who want to learn Japanese and become part of the community — a service essential to those struggling to survive in a land far away from home.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2015
Japan's foreign temp workers need ways to blow off steam
Life is tough enough for migrant workers who travel to Japan for employment. So pity those who lack a support network to help them through health care matters, workplace stress and general blowing off steam.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2015
Dark clouds descended on alleged Saitama killer after visiting mass-murderer brother in Peru prison
When Vayron Jonathan Nakada Ludena went to a Peruvian prison several years ago to visit his older brother, known as the "apostle of death" after being convicted of killing 17 people, the unraveling of his lonely, transient life in Japan was well underway.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 14, 2015
Russian Arkhipova suspended from Saitama International Marathon
Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Saturday notified Russian Tatyana Arkhipova of her suspension from Sunday's Saitama International Marathon after Russia was provisionally banned on Friday from competing for alleged systematic doping.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2015
Kumagaya slayings suspect a lone wolf with a turbulent past
In the early afternoon of Sept. 13, a 70-year-old resident of Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture returned home to find a young foreign man standing in front of the entryway. He seemed agitated and spoke in broken Japanese.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 1, 2015
Hard-working Albirex pound Broncos
The Niigata Albirex BB and Saitama Broncos have provided a decade-long case study: different ways of doing business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2015
Man held over Saitama murders to undergo surgery for head injury
A man arrested in connection with the murder of a couple in a city north of Tokyo, where six people were found dead in the same neighborhood in September, will undergo surgery for a head injury, his lawyer said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2015
Serial slaying suspect faces psychological evaluation
The Peruvian man suspected of six murders in Saitama Prefecture will be given a psychiatric evaluation to determine his mental state after losing consciousness during capture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2015
Man arrested for murder of Kumagaya couple suspected of four other killings
Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old man who is charged with murdering a couple in a city near Tokyo where six people were found dead in three homes in September.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2015
Discovery of skeleton results in Saitama man's arrest in alleged slaying of girlfriend
Miyagi Prefectural Police arrested a 29-year-old man of Toda, Saitama Prefecture, Tuesday for killing a 17-year-old girlfriend and dumping her body in the woods in Miyagi.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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