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‘Unacceptable’: Japan group under fire for holding combat drills for students

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The activities at the ‘junior survival school’ involved primary and secondary schoolchildren being taught how to handle toy guns.Read Article

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Japan: Lawyers, Deprogramming, and the Dissolution of the Unification Church Case 2: The Confinement of Dr. Koide

A doctor is abducted and held captive for "leaving" the Unification Church. Patricia Duval 2nd of 7 articles (Read the first article) Isshin Hospital, where Koide was working at the time of his abduction (Source: X) Following the case in the first article, another habeas corpus petition was filed in which Hirohisa Koide (then 30 years old, a doctor) who was a member of the Unification Church was abducted and held captive for about two years. On …Read Article

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Kurdish Man Kawaguchi, Repeat Sex Offender, Denies All Charges in Court: "I Never Forced Anyone to Do Anything"; Even Fabricating an Alibi with His Wife; "Immigrants" and Japanese

The fifth hearing of the defendant Hasgül Abbas (22), an unemployed Kurdish man of Turkish nationality who is accused of sexually assaulting a junior high school girl in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, and sexually assaulting another girl while on suspended sentence, was held on the 9th at the Saitama District Court (Judge Masahito Murohashi presiding), and the victim...Read Article

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“Matcha crisis” emerges as the world falls in love with powdered green tea

A matcha crisis isn’t fun and games like Time Crisis. It’s hard and grueling like Dino Crisis. Once the hidden gem of Japanese tea ceremonies and confectionery, the carefully ground green tea known as “matcha” has taken the world by storm with its vibrant green color, complex taste that seems to complement sweetness perfectly, and health benefits. But now, those in the industry are starting to wonder if the ingredient can handle getting this big…Saitama Prefecture · Saitama PrefectureSee the Story

50% of Kawaguchi City Residents Feel that Public Safety Is Poor - 20% Increase From Last Year, 70% of Women in Their 20s - City Opinion Survey: "Immigrants" and Japanese People

A city survey of Kawaguchi City residents in Saitama Prefecture found that about half of them felt that the city was "unsafe," and this figure increased sharply last year. Over the past 10 years, it was in the 20-30% range, but in fiscal 2024, it jumped to 49%. The city has the highest number of foreign residents of any city or town in Japan, and as of the 1st of this month, they made up 8.3% of the population...Saitama Prefecture · Saitama PrefectureRead Article

＜Exclusive＞ Kurds Cause Commotion Inside Kawaguchi Police Station, Chasing Cars of Prefectural Assembly Members and Shouting at Them, Police Also Dispatched to City Hall, "Immigrants" and Japanese

On the 2nd of this month, a commotion occurred on the grounds of the Prefectural Police's Takenami Police Station in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, when four or five Kurdish people from Turkey's minority group surrounded a car carrying prefectural and city assembly members and shouted at them. While the assembly members were inspecting the area around a demolition material storage site in the city from a public road, they were chased by a K…Kurds · Saitama PrefectureRead Article

Man Indicted on Charges of Distributing Obscene Materials After Printing Obscene Images Onto Pillowcases Using AI Generator

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[Yomiuri Shimbun] On the 4th, the Metropolitan Police Department sent documents to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office against a self-employed man (46) from Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture, on suspicion of distributing obscene materials for illegally reselling body pillow covers printed with obscene images created by image generation AI (artificial intelligence).Saitama Prefecture · Saitama PrefectureRead Article

Pets Are Also Aging, and the Burden of "Elderly Care" Is Growing; the Number of Homes for Elderly Dogs and Cats Is Increasing Rapidly

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There is a growing need for "elderly dog and cat homes" that take in elderly pets for a fee. According to the Ministry of the Environment, the number of notifications as of 2024 is 268, 13 times higher than 11 years ago. While advances in food and medical technology are helping to extend lifespans, many pets still require constant "care" like humans. When keeping a pet, it is essential to be financially prepared and mentally prepared for their i…Cats · Saitama PrefectureRead Article

Man arrested for attempted murder of police officer who came to his home in answer to 110 call

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Police in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 39-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempting to kill a police officer who had come to his home in answer to a 110 call. According to police, Yusuke Hashimoto is accused of stabbing a male police officer in his 40s in…Saitama Prefecture · Saitama PrefectureRead Article

LDP Policy Chief Visits Kawaguchi over Reported Problems with Kurdish Residents

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The problems reported include illegal waste dumping and foreigners illegally working.Kurds · Saitama PrefectureSee the Story

Multiple Accident on Kanetsu Expressway, One Man in Critical Condition, Truck Rear-Ends Car While Parked, Saitama (Kyodo News)

At around 12:45 a.m. on the 23rd, on the outbound lane of the Kan-etsu Expressway in Toguchi, Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture, a large truck rear-ended a car driven by a male university student (19) from Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture, who was stopped in the passing lane, and three other large trucks were also involved in the accident, making it a total of five vehicles. According to the prefectural police, the university studentAccident · Saitama PrefectureRead Article

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