Snow disrupted trains, domestic flights and other transportation around Japan on Feb. 10 and led to ... to Tama in western Tokyo and Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture. Up to 10 cm could fall in ...

A quiet city in Japan has been using a surprising method to keep roads snow-free for decades. No salt, no plows—just a clever solution hiding in plain sight. North America isn’t using it, and the ...

For English teachers moving to Japan, it’s common to look at Tokyo first. However, living in Tokyo can be quite expensive, ...

Saitama University (SU) is located in the city of Saitama, close to Tokyo, in Japan. Three universities – Saitama Normal School (established in 1873), Urawa Higher School (1921), and Saitama Youth ...

A motorist plowed into a group of elementary school students in the city of Misato, Saitama Prefecture, on Wednesday afternoon, injuring four boys — one of them seriously — before driving off ...

Saitama city is asking residents not to dispose of lithium-ion batteries along with ordinary waste. According to the accounts of the municipality’s environmental facility department ...

Firefighters and police plan to enter the sewer pipe in Saitama Prefecture, where the cabin is located, as early as Friday to begin full-scale recovery operations. A figure resembling a human body was ...

Rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio caved in ...

SIOUX CITY -- Moderate but steady. That's the sort of snowfall residents in many parts of Siouxland might see throughout Friday. In Sioux City, there's a chance that winter storms, expected to ...

Cherry blossoms bloom over a snow-covered field in the village of Okura, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 1, 2025. Known as one of Japan's heaviest snowfall areas, the village is experiencing the ...