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Kyohei Yamasawa sets a benchmark as the top regular season scorer in Japan Rugby League One

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Kyohei Yamasawa sets a benchmark as the top regular season scorer in Japan Rugby League One

80% Left coverage: 5 sources

Flyhalf Kyohei Yamasawa has become the first homegrown player to top the regular season scoring list in Japan Rugby League One in his first full season for the Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights. The 26-year-old Yamasawa emerged from the shadow of…See the Story

A Chinese Man Arrested in Connection with Hit-and-Run in Misato, Saitama Prefecture

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A Chinese Man Arrested in Connection with Hit-and-Run in Misato, Saitama Prefecture

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

SAITAMA — Saitama prefectural police arrested a man on Sunday after four elementary school students were injured in Wednesday’s hit-and-run in Misato, Saitama Prefecture. According to police, he turned himself in to the Yoshikawa Police Station in Sunday’s morning.See the Story

Dishes when you live in an earthquake prone country

Saitama · Saitama

Dishes when you live in an earthquake prone country

Earlier in the week I felt a bit of a tremor late one morning. It wasn't a big one at all - the lampshade barely shook. But these type of quakes are relatively frequent and always serve as a reminder how we don't know when the next big one will be. Therefore, we have to be prepared at all times.A small kitchen with a sink in a log cabin.Before the Tohoku triple disaster in 2011 I was pretty alert about earthquakes. But since 2011 I have adopted …Read Article

Not a good year for the Konosu Flower Festival

Not a good year for the Konosu Flower Festival

It really hasn't been a very lucky year for the Konosu Flower Festival this year. Between rain and flower growing issues. The festival, which is quite well known within the Kanto plain and famous within Saitama, is on annually for one week in May. That was this week. Tomorrow is the last day. It comprises four different elements, including open gardens and three flower festivals - two poppy festivals and one rose festival.Last Saturday, the firs…Saitama · Saitama Read Article

Too late for the poppies in Kumagaya this year

Too late for the poppies in Kumagaya this year

I visited two poppy fields yesterday in Saitama Prefecture. One in Kumagaya City and one in Konosu City. But as the crow flies they are only about a kilometer apart. The Arakawa, a really huge river, divides them. The poppies on the Konosu side of the Arakawa river were picture perfect and in full bloom. But meanwhile, the poppies on the Kumagaya side of the Arakawa were over from what I can tell! There was one small section still blooming beaut…Saitama · Saitama Read Article

Imperial Household Agency Recruits Participants for Duck Hunting Tour to Be Held in Saitama and Chiba in June (Kyodo News)

Imperial Household Agency Recruits Participants for Duck Hunting Tour to Be Held in Saitama and Chiba in June (Kyodo News)

The Imperial Household Agency is recruiting participants for a tour to be held in June at duck hunting grounds in Saitama and Chiba prefectures. Participation is free, but if there are a large number of applicants a lottery will be held. Details have been published on the website. The deadline is May 21st. Duck hunting grounds are entertainment venues where the Imperial family invites diplomatic corps to demonstrate traditional duck hunting tech…Saitama · Saitama Read Article

Saitama Super Arena seeks naming rights for facility, venue for "RIZIN" and "Anisama"

Saitama Super Arena seeks naming rights for facility, venue for "RIZIN" and "Anisama"

On May 13, Saitama Super Arena, a large facility in Saitama Prefecture, began recruiting "Value-Up Naming Rights Partners," which include the right to name the facility's nickname. The contract amount for the naming rights is expected to be at least 500 million yen per year, with a contract period of 5 to 10 years. The new name will begin to be used from April 2027. In this project, Saitama Prefecture is not only selling naming rights, but is al…Saitama · Saitama Read Article

Body in Saitama sinkhole identified as that of truck driver

Body in Saitama sinkhole identified as that of truck driver

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The body was found on May 2 after the truck fell into the sinkhole created at the center of an intersection in the city of Yashio on Jan. 28.Taxis · Saitama See the Story

"The more people there were, the more anxious I became..." A popular tsukemen restaurant in Saitama that came under the umbrella of the company that operates "Isomaru Suisan." The surprising reason for accepting the M&A

"The more people there were, the more anxious I became..." A popular tsukemen restaurant in Saitama that came under the umbrella of the company that operates "Isomaru Suisan." The surprising reason for accepting the M&A

On April 14, Create Restaurants Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Curires HD") announced that it would acquire shares in Noroshi Co., Ltd., the operator of the popular tsukemen restaurant "Noroi" in Saitama Prefecture, and make it a consolidated subsidiary...Saitama · Saitama Read Article

Spring flowers in Japan: iceland poppies

Spring flowers in Japan: iceland poppies

Right now in the Greater Tokyo area of Japan (May 2025) it is poppy season. However, before the regular poppies grow, there is a type of poppy that blooms earlier. It is known as the Iceland or Icelandic poppy. And like regular poppies is in the Papaveraceae family, or Poppy family.Iceland poppies usually come in pale colors; in shades of white, yellow and orange. A large field of them creates an idyllic spring scene. They have large, cup shaped…Saitama · Saitama Read Article

Spring flowers in Japan: cherry blossom dianthus

Spring flowers in Japan: cherry blossom dianthus

There are a wide range of Dianthus flowers grown in japan. In this post: 'cherry blossom' dianthus. In Japanese they are called sakura nadeshiko 桜ナデシコ. The 桜 (sakura) is sometimes written in katakana rather than kanji: サクラ。 Sakura means cherry blossom and nadeshiko means dianthus.Sakura Dianthus or cherry blossom dianthus looks very like creeping phlox. In fact, I often see people posting sakura dianthus on social media as creeping phlox! Howeve…Saitama · Saitama Read Article