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[Opinion] Has Don Quijote Abandoned Its "Jungle Display"? in Response to Women in Their 30s to 50s' Honest Opinions that "Cheap Stores Are No good"... New Business Model Targets "Blank Areas" in 400 Commercial Facilities Nationwide

While preserving the fun of treasure hunting, shopping time is dramatically reduced. Don Quijote's new store, "Re:Price," opened in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture on December 16, 2025, offers a selection of "limited-time only" products, from cosmetics to food.Opinion · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office Declines to Indict Kurdish and Others in Kawaguchi Inspection Obstruction Case; Prefectural Assembly Members Ask "Should We Just Put up with Intimidation?" "Immigrants" and "Japanese"

In connection with an incident last June at the Saitama Prefectural Police's Takenami Police Station in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, in which a group of Kurdish nationals of Turkish nationality surrounded a car carrying a group of prefectural assembly members on an inspection tour and yelled at them, the Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office announced in response to an interview with the Sankei Shimbun on the 8th that it had decided …Kurds · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

Takemaru: "I'll Play in the First Team for a Year" - Giants No. 1, Eager to Play Against Hanshin (Kyodo News)

Giants' first-round draft pick rookie pitcher Kazuyuki Takemaru (Saginomiya Seisakusho) practiced on the 5th at the company's grounds in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, and stated his New Year's resolution, saying, "I want to be able to play baseball properly in the first team for a year without getting injured. That's my biggest goal." The southpaw, a starting pitcher candidate who is expected to be an immediate asset,Saitama Prefecture · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

Fukushima Now (29) – Part 1: What Constitutes Responsibility?

by Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center · December 21, 2025, By Yamaguchi Yukio, https://cnic.jp/english/?p=8747 n the 14 and a half years that have passed since March 2011, the cesium-137 that was released has finally made it to the halfway point of its half-life. After 90 years, its radioactive concentration will have diminished to one-eighth its initial level, and after 300 years, one-thousandth. According to the current medium-to-long-term r…Saitama Prefecture · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

Former Nursing Home Employee Detained for Evaluation on Suspicion of Murdering Two Residents (Kyodo News)

On the 18th, the Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office began detaining a 22-year-old former employee who was arrested on suspicion of murder and other crimes for killing two residents at a nursing home in Tsurugashima City, Saitama Prefecture, for evaluation to determine whether he is criminally responsible.Saitama Prefecture · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

Man Calling Himself a "Political Activist" Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Saitama Governor on Social Media: Asahi Shimbun

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On the 17th, Saitama Prefectural Police announced that they had rearrested Nobuaki Enomoto (46), a man of unknown occupation from Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture, on suspicion of threatening Governor Motohiro Ohno by posting on social media that he should be killed. Enomoto said, "I did not make any threats..."Social Media · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

Representative of the Kurdish Cultural Association and 11 Others, Along with Freelance Journalist Takaaki Ishii, Reach Settlement in Defamation Lawsuit Seeking 5 Million Yen over "Immigrants" and the Japanese

It has been learned that a settlement has been reached in the Tokyo District Court in a lawsuit filed by 11 Kurdish people of Turkish nationality living in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, and elsewhere, who sought a total of 5 million yen in damages, including compensation, from freelance journalist Takaaki Ishii, claiming that their reputations were defamatory in an X-rated post.Kurds · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

Why Was the Misleading Report that Kaichi Tokorozawa Had the Highest Number of Applicants in Japan Created? a Thorough Investigation of the "Joint Application System"

The Tokyo metropolitan area's junior high school entrance exams will soon begin. The first day of the exams at Sakae Higashi High School (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture), which receives over 10,000 applicants each year, has become a seasonal tradition marking the start of the Tokyo metropolitan area's junior high school entrance exam season. However, for the 2025 exams...Saitama Prefecture · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

Teacher Suspected of Secretly Filming Female High School Students at Utsunomiya Bunsei Girls' High School (Kyodo News)

On the 3rd, Tochigi Prefectural Police arrested Norihiro Kuki (50), a private high school teacher in Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture, on suspicion of violating the Act on Punishment of Photography of Sexual Poses (photography) for taking upskirt photos of a teenage girl. According to Utsunomiya Bunsei Girls' High School, the suspect is a health and physical education teacher at the school, and the victim is a female high school student.Saitama Prefecture · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

The 2014 Spring Anime "Kamiina Botan" Is Set in Saitama. Other Notables Include "Anohana," "Lucky Star," and "Encouragement of climb"...the List Goes on and on [a List of 2d Anime Set in Saitama] | J-Town Net

"Kamiina Botan, Drunken Appearance is a Lily Flower," scheduled to begin airing on TV in April 2026, tells the story of the protagonist, Kamiina Botan, who becomes addicted to the allure of alcohol while living in a university dormitory. The story is set in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. Manga fans are already enjoying pilgrimages to the holy land... Read more on "J-Town Net"Saitama Prefecture · Saitama Prefecture Read Article

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[Opinion] Has Don Quijote Abandoned Its "Jungle Display"? in Response to Women in Their 30s to 50s' Honest Opinions that "Cheap Stores Are No good"... New Business Model Targets "Blank Areas" in 400 Commercial Facilities Nationwide

Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office Declines to Indict Kurdish and Others in Kawaguchi Inspection Obstruction Case; Prefectural Assembly Members Ask "Should We Just Put up with Intimidation?" "Immigrants" and "Japanese"

Takemaru: "I'll Play in the First Team for a Year" - Giants No. 1, Eager to Play Against Hanshin (Kyodo News)

Fukushima Now (29) – Part 1: What Constitutes Responsibility?

Former Nursing Home Employee Detained for Evaluation on Suspicion of Murdering Two Residents (Kyodo News)

Man Calling Himself a "Political Activist" Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Saitama Governor on Social Media: Asahi Shimbun

Representative of the Kurdish Cultural Association and 11 Others, Along with Freelance Journalist Takaaki Ishii, Reach Settlement in Defamation Lawsuit Seeking 5 Million Yen over "Immigrants" and the Japanese

Why Was the Misleading Report that Kaichi Tokorozawa Had the Highest Number of Applicants in Japan Created? a Thorough Investigation of the "Joint Application System"

Teacher Suspected of Secretly Filming Female High School Students at Utsunomiya Bunsei Girls' High School (Kyodo News)

The 2014 Spring Anime "Kamiina Botan" Is Set in Saitama. Other Notables Include "Anohana," "Lucky Star," and "Encouragement of climb"...the List Goes on and on [a List of 2d Anime Set in Saitama] | J-Town Net

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[Opinion] Has Don Quijote Abandoned Its "Jungle Display"? in Response to Women in Their 30s to 50s' Honest Opinions that "Cheap Stores Are No good"... New Business Model Targets "Blank Areas" in 400 Commercial Facilities Nationwide

Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office Declines to Indict Kurdish and Others in Kawaguchi Inspection Obstruction Case; Prefectural Assembly Members Ask "Should We Just Put up with Intimidation?" "Immigrants" and "Japanese"

Takemaru: "I'll Play in the First Team for a Year" - Giants No. 1, Eager to Play Against Hanshin (Kyodo News)

Fukushima Now (29) – Part 1: What Constitutes Responsibility?

Former Nursing Home Employee Detained for Evaluation on Suspicion of Murdering Two Residents (Kyodo News)

Man Calling Himself a "Political Activist" Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Saitama Governor on Social Media: Asahi Shimbun

Representative of the Kurdish Cultural Association and 11 Others, Along with Freelance Journalist Takaaki Ishii, Reach Settlement in Defamation Lawsuit Seeking 5 Million Yen over "Immigrants" and the Japanese

Why Was the Misleading Report that Kaichi Tokorozawa Had the Highest Number of Applicants in Japan Created? a Thorough Investigation of the "Joint Application System"

Teacher Suspected of Secretly Filming Female High School Students at Utsunomiya Bunsei Girls' High School (Kyodo News)

The 2014 Spring Anime "Kamiina Botan" Is Set in Saitama. Other Notables Include "Anohana," "Lucky Star," and "Encouragement of climb"...the List Goes on and on [a List of 2d Anime Set in Saitama] | J-Town Net

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