Yokoze recorded a rare net migration gain in 2025, but town leaders know the challenge isn't over. Instead, they're trying to slow decline by attracting newcomers, entrepreneurs and fresh ideas.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/29/japan/society/japan-town-population-growth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #depopulation #aging #saitamaprefecture
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
Faced with the same demographic pressures confronting other towns, Yokoze is experimenting with a different approach.
4,000 Singles, One Theme Park: How Japan’s Mass Blind Date Brought People Together
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Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate Sunday, with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/02/japan/residents-near-sinkhole-urged-to-evacuate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yashio #saitamaprefecture #sinkhole
Residents near Japan sinkhole urged to evacuate
The growing sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture could be the result of corroded sewerage pipes, according to local authorities.
In Japan, a century-long project is underway to monitor fragile ecosystems and track wildlife. What has it uncovered so far? Alarming declines that could shape the future of conservation efforts.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/11/02/wildlife/japan-ecosystem-biodiversity-loss/ #environment #wildlife #environment #climatechange #forests #mountains #coral #saitamaprefecture #satoyama
Saitama: Man, 50, strangles ill mother in hospital
Saitama police arrested a 50-year-old man after he allegedly strangled his mother while she was receiving care inside a hospital in Saitama City on Saturday
Pair suspected in more than 120 dental clinic burglaries in Kanto
Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested two men who are suspected of burglarizing more than 100 dental clinics in the Kanto region
Saitama: Man suspected in fatal stabbing of colleague denies murder
A 48-year-old company employee in custody in connection with the fatal stabbing of a male co-worker last month denies fresh charges of murder
Saitama: Corpse of woman found in river in Kawagoe
Saitama Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of the corpse of a woman in a river in Kawagoe City on Sunday,
Saitama: Man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing of co-worker
Saitama police have arrested a 48-year-old company employee in connection with the fatal stabbing of a male colleague in Asaka City on Sunday
Four firemen not prosecuted over alleged rape of woman in karaoke parlor
Prosecutors have announced the non-prosecution of four fireman over the alleged rape of an intoxicated woman inside a karaoke parlor in Saitama City last year
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