thejapantimes, 3 days ago to Japan

In an attempt to alleviate the financial burdens of single-parent families, the city of Saitama is making advance child support payments to such parents in the event of nonpayment by their former spouses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/society/saitama-akashi-child-support/ #japan #society #divorce #parenthood #children #marriage #saitama

thejapantimes, 4 days ago to Japan

Saitama Prefectural Police arrested an 84-year-old man on Tuesday after he hit a 6-year-old girl with his vehicle in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, leaving her unconscious. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/japan/crime-legal/saitama-elderly-driver-arrested/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #saitama #trafficaccidents #elementaryschools

thejapantimes, 9 days ago to Japan

Police have arrested a 68-year-old man over the shooting of a taxi driver in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/japan/crime-legal/taxi-driver-attack/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #saitama #kawaguchi #guns

thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan

Saitama police are on the hunt for a man who shot and injured a taxi driver late Wednesday night near Kawaguchi Station in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-taxi-driver-shot/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #saitama #guns

FlockOfCats, 21 days ago to Japan

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thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

A strong earthquake registering magnitude 5.3 jolted areas in Saitama and Tochigi prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/21/japan/quake-tochigi-saitama/ #japan #earthquakes #tochigi #saitama #tokyo #diasasters

atomicker, 2 months ago to art

Title: Skirt of Mt Fuji (1952)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://matcha-jp.com/en/1641 #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #FirstDayOfSpring #Spring #Winter #Snow #Japan

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

With increasing numbers of people in Japan getting married later in life or not at all, local governments are turning to artificial intelligence to help reverse the trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/27/japan/society/ai-boost-marriage-rate/ #japan #society #marriage #ai #ehime #saitama #tochigi #shiga

atomicker, 3 months ago to art

Title: Snow at Arakawa (c.1930s)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/02/09/environment/arakawa-river-flooding/ #ShinHanga #HasuiKawase #Aizurie #Art #Showa #Snow #Winter #Saitama #Tokyo #Japan

dgar, 3 months ago to OnePunchMan

#Dgar just finished binge re-watching the first season of One Punch Man.

100 Pushups
100 Sit-ups
100 Squats
10Km Run
Every single day!

#OnePunchMan #Saitama #Anime #japanimation

Kantoman, 4 months ago to Japan

Taken on the cemetery attached to #Jionji #Buddhist #temple in #Iwatsuki ward #Saitama #Japan 日本埼玉県さいたま市岩槻区慈恩寺

Kantoman, 4 months ago to Japan

The sun flare/fountain at #JionjiWaterPark in #Iwatsuki #Saitama #Japan

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

The Saitama District Court on Tuesday handed a life sentence to a 68-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a doctor and attacking other medical workers last year during an 11-hour standoff at his home in Saitama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/12/japan/crime-legal/saitama-shooting-ruling/?utm_content=buffer3726b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #saitama #japanesecourts #guns

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business

A consumer advocacy group in Saitama Prefecture has filed a cease and desist lawsuit against online travel agency Agoda, saying the firm’s terms of service that limit it from being liable for compensation violate consumer protection laws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/07/japanese-consumer-group-sue-agoda/?utm_content=buffer312f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #hotels #tourism #agoda #saitama

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Prosecutors on Tuesday sought a life sentence for a 68-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a doctor and attacking other medical workers last year during an 11-hour standoff at his home in Saitama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/28/japan/crime-legal/life-term-sought-doctor-killer/?utm_content=bufferf208a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #saitama #guns #japanesecourts

atomicker, 6 months ago to art

Title: Heirinji, Nobidome (1951)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.heirinji.or.jp/ #HasuiKawase #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #Heirinji #Saitama #Japan

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

A 51-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of stealing an ambulance from a hospital near Tokyo while possibly drunk, local police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/12/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-stealing-ambulance/?utm_content=buffer21b7e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #saitama #ambulances #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to random

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu kicked off his first solo ice show tour Saturday in Saitama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/05/more-sports/hanyu-solo-tour/?utm_content=bufferb26f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #yuzuruhanyu #saitama

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Police on Wednesday were looking into the motives of an 86-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of shooting into a hospital in Saitama Prefecture and holing himself up in a nearby post office with two female hostages the previous day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/01/japan/crime-legal/toda-saitama-shooting/?utm_content=buffer40cf4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #toda #warabi #saitama #japanesepolice #guns

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

An apparent shooting was reported at a hospital in Saitama Prefecture on Tuesday afternoon, with two said to be injured and the suspect on the run. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/31/japan/crime-legal/saitama-toda-hospital-shooting/?utm_content=buffer630c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #saitama #toda #japanesepolice #guns

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

A man charged with fatally shooting a doctor and attacking medical staff who visited his home near Tokyo last year following the death of his mother denied on Thursday that he had intended to kill them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/26/japan/crime-legal/japan-shooting-trial/?utm_content=bufferc0d37&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #saitama #guns #japanesecourts

Kantoman, 7 months ago to Japan

#Aobaen #cemetery in #Saitama #Nishi ward #Japan 日本埼玉県さいたま市西区青葉園

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

A growing number of Japanese municipalities have introduced ordinances banning the outing, or revealing, of a person's sexual orientation or gender without their consent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/23/japan/society/lgbtq-outing-ban-municipalities/?utm_content=buffer52f15&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #lgbtq #humanrights #localgovernment #mie #saitama

atomicker, 7 months ago to art

Title: Rain at Omiya (1930)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.kanpai-japan.com/omiya-saitama #HasuiKawase #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Rain #Omiya #Saitama #Japan

Kantoman, 7 months ago to Japan

It was a rainy weekend so I had too much time on my hands ... #Saifukuji #Buddhist #temple in #Minuma ward #Saitama #Japan #LayeredEffects