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 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/outdated-water-pipes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #water #sewage #saitama #yashio #disasterpreparedness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
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