The man was detained in the city of Warabi, Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo, police told CNN, following an hours-long standoff. Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department had dispatched its Special ...

After an hours-long standoff in Warabi in Saitama prefecture, police finally detained the man late Tuesday evening. "The man has been detained. Details will come later," a spokesman for Saitama ...

KAWAGUCHI, Saitama Prefecture--Hate speech has again reared ... 3,000 Kurdish people live there and in the neighboring city of Warabi. A Kurdish restaurant owner in Kawaguchi said he has been ...

A threatening message targeting Kurds that was sent to a support organization is seen in this partially modified image taken in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, on March 11, 2024. (Mainichi/Takuro ...

in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 18, 2024. (Mainichi/Takuro Tahara) SAITAMA -- The Saitama District Court on Nov. 21 issued a provisional injunction to halt demonstrations advocating Kurdish ...

It was in the early 1990s that Turkish Kurds began settling around the cities of Kawaguchi and Warabi in southern Saitama Prefecture, not far from Tokyo. One reason the Kurds were drawn to Japan ...

Chris Hinds ensures the safe conduct of Nozawa Onsen's fire festival in Nagano Prefecture, and Andrew Mancabelli crafts Japanese armor in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture. To ensure the festival's safe ...

Bordering Tokyo to the north, Saitama Prefecture is dotted by bedroom communities, but also boasts steep, picturesque mountains, and is a center of bonsai cultivation. Saitama Prefecture is ...

Regarding Kurds living in Japan, discriminatory posts on social media have increased since around 2023, and demonstrations have been held in Saitama Prefecture. The man announced on his social ...