Sakura Ward News Today

SAITAMA--The public is being called upon to avoid a repeat of a fire that caused tens of millions of yen (hundreds of thousands of dollars) in damage to a waste-processing facility here, from a lithium-ion battery tossed into the trash. 

SAITAMA—Body parts of dismembered cats have been left at parks and school grounds here, prompting police and parents to beef up patrols in the area.

Welfare systems can be tricky business in any country and Japan is no different. On one hand there are complaints of extreme insensitivity on the part of officials, while on the other are complaints of the public abusing the system. And then there’s a whole different&...

23-year-old man arrested over mother’s murder in Saitama Mar. 16 04:00 pm JST Mar. 16 | 04:05 pm JST SAITAMA Police in Saitama city have arrested a 23-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 45-year-old mother on Monday. According to police, Yuto Kabasawa, of no fixed address, stabbed his mother Tomomi in the back at around 10 a.m. at her home in Sakura Ward, Fuji TV reported. The victim was taken to hospital where doctors pronounced her dead. Police said Kabasa...