Finding there to be better educational opportunities for their children, many elite Chinese are moving to Japan, where entrance exams are much looser thanks to the fallen birth rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/29/japan/society/chinese-parents-tokyo-education/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #tokyo #china #education #parenthood #bunkyoward #saitama

Rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture three months ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/02/japan/saitama-sinkhole-driver-body-recovered/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yashio #saitama #sinkholes #sewage

Police and other authorities on Thursday inspected the inside of a sewage pipe at the site of a road collapse in late January in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/01/japan/japan-sinkhole-search-resume/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #sinkholes #japanesepolice #firefighters

A man held for allegedly killing a high school girl in Saitama Prefecture has admitted to the crime, police sources have said, and said his personality had been distorted due to abuse and being at the bottom of society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/crime-legal/saitama-girl-murder-suspect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #stabbings #japanesepolice

Over 20% of water pipes across Japan have exceeded their legal service life of 40 years, but many municipalities are struggling to deal with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/outdated-water-pipes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #water #sewage #saitama #yashio #disasterpreparedness

A naked man was arrested inside a cram school in Saitama Prefecture after a wild 90-minute spree that has been linked to a fatal hit-and-run, assaults, theft and a carjacking. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/24/japan/crime-legal/naked-man-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #saitama

#Earthquake (#地震) M4.2 occurred 22 km N of #Saitama (#Japan) 10 min ago (local time 22:11:30). More info at:
https://m.emsc.eu/#app
https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1797591
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1797591

#Earthquake (#地震) M4.2 strikes 22 km N of #Saitama (#Japan) 10 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1797591

A body was discovered on Friday inside a metal drum at a recycling company in the city of Yoshikawa, Saitama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/20/japan/crime-legal/drum-body-saitama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #japanesepolice #recycling

A high school girl fatally stabbed in an attack in the city of Saitama on Monday may have been a random target, according to investigative sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/japan/crime-legal/saitama-stabbing-random/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #japanesepolice #stabbings #schools

Saitama police have detained a man in his 20s on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old high school girl was fatally stabbed as she was returning home in the prefecture's capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/japan/crime-legal/japan-high-school-girl-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #saitama #japanesepolice

Police arrested a former member of a high-profile quasi-gang group called "Kanto Rengo" for his alleged involvement in a Cambodia-based phone scam. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/crime-legal/former-quasi-gang-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cambodia #saitama #japanesepolice #gangs

Dominant Japan set ambitious target for 2026 Fifa World Cup: ‘we’re aiming to win it’ https://www.byteseu.com/865901/ #2026 #bahrain #Belgium #Brazil #Croatia #DaichiKamada #FIFA #HajimeMoriyasu #Japan #Liverpool #NorthAmerica #Qatar #Saitama #SaudiArabia #WataruEndo

A Saitama nursery school director who urinated in a student’s water bottle as a form of punishment has been arrested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/crime-legal/nursery-urine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #daycare #children #saitama #soka

There is no timeline in place for when restoration work can begin for the sinkhole that opened up in Saitama a month ago, as efforts to find a driver who fell into the hole are expected to take about three months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/28/japan/sinkhole-one-month/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #sinkholes #yashio

The infrastructure ministry says emergency inspections on sewage pipes have found abnormalities such as corrosion at three locations in Saitama Prefecture, separate from where a road recently caved in. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/japan/sewage-pipe-abnormalities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sinkholes #saitama #mlit

The metal mass found inside an underground sewer pipe near the site of a sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture has been identified as the cab of a truck that fell in, with a human-like figure visible inside. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/12/japan/saitama-sinkhole-truck/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #sinkholes #yashio