City to be Japan's 1st giving premarital couples housing aid, incl. LGBTQ, foreign residents
This city neighboring Tokyo will be the first in Japan to offer housing subsidies not just to newlyweds but also to residents ...
The Tokyo Reporter3d
Chiba man in custody over arson attack further accused of murdering woman
CHIBA (TR) – Chiba Prefectural Police revealed last week that a man in custody over an arson attack in Kashiwa City last year ...
20,000 'hina' dolls to adorn east Japan city for Girls' Day festival
A total of about 20,000 "hina" dolls will decorate various locations in this eastern Japan city during the Katsuura Big Hina Matsur･･･ ...
朝日新聞社11mon
Thousands of gorgeous hina dolls take over a city in Chiba
KATSUURA, Chiba Prefecture—The Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri ... The dolls will be on display at various sites throughout the port city of Katsuura until the Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) on March ...
NHK1y
Chiba struggles after typhoon, TEPCO faces flak
Yasuhiro Kumagai, the mayor of Chiba City, has criticized TEPCO for underestimating the scale of the disaster. He says putting an optimistic spin on it is not good for the people who are suffering.
PlayStation outages frustrate users around the world
From the U.S. to Thailand, users of the popular Sony PlayStation consoles might encounter "difficulties," the Japanese group ...