SAITAMA -- "Leave Japan, you terrorist. Get out of Japan, you idiot."In December 2023, a Kurdish man in his 30s living in Saitama Prefecture received ･･･

The Robbie Deans-coached Saitama Wild Knights head into the first bye weekend of the Japan Rugby League One season at the top of the point's table after beating Toyota Verblitz 38-22 in Fukuoka. In what was the Wild Knights' 16th win from their last 17 meetings in the rivalry,

A series of Japanese paintings mainly depicting the misery of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima will be displayed at a g

Manekineko, or beckoning cats, are found in various forms across Japan, such as the ones commonly seen on display in stores to wish for the business' prosperity. The exhibition features about 800 kinds of manekineko, ranging from folk toys in Saitama and Tochigi prefectures to modern ones with bright colors.

Night - Scattered showers with a 42% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to W. The overnight low will be 32 °F (0 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 58 °F (14.4 °C) and a 22% chance of ...

A demonstration group advocating for the exclusion of Kurds in Japan, left, and citizens counter-protesting against them are seen in front of JR Warabi Station in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture ...

For a long time, Mustafa has been living in Japan on "provisional release," and he currently works at demolition sites. He has been injured at work on many occasions, including by stepping on nails, but tries to avoid hospitals as much as possible, instead getting by with his own treatment methods.

Rivalries are everywhere, from sports games to sibling quarrels, and Japan is no exception. From fast food giant Burger King taking playful jabs at McDonald’s to the legendary snack debate of Kinoko no Yama versus Takenoko no Sato (the answer is Kinoko no Yama,

Japan's social media-influenced youth have begun romanticizing an unknown vintage past as old-fashioned Showa-era cafes, featuring dimmed lighting and cozy furnishings, gain in popularity. It is a nostalgia for a time and place they have never known directly,

After more than a year away from the ONE Championship ring, Filipino mixed martial arts legend Eduard Folayang will be back in action.

KANAZAWA, Japan: A box of six premium shiitake mushrooms, weighing about 500 grams in total, fetched a record 350,000 yen (about $2,200) during the first auction of 2025 at the central wholesale market in Kanazawa on Thursday.

The festival is held at the prefectural Akigase Park in Saitama to celebrate the New Year and the coming of spring. The event features participants dancing to folk music. The Japan Kurdish ...