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

Close aides to Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono were surprised by the apparent turnaround in his thinking about the Kurdish ...

Tea ceremony classes in Japan are bearing the brunt of an acute shortage of matcha as a recent global boom in green tea has ...

First bird flu outbreak of the season in the greater Tokyo area confirmed in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Poultry farm culls underway ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- Just north of Tokyo is a prefecture called Saitama where many people who work in the capital live, but where few travelers from overseas visit. For many visitors from abroad coming ...

Summer is here and with it the chance to see the many sites and events of a city hidden in a valley in Saitama prefecture, not far from Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. Surrounded by mountains, ...

Rail fares in Japan will rise in the coming months as operators say they need to cover higher labor and upgrading costs.

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

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of stealing a safe from a factory office in Wako City, Saitama Prefecture. According to police, Yasuki Ando, a construction worker from ...