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Short summaries of Kawasaki City announcements on services, procedures, transport, childcare and disaster prevention, with what they mean for residents.

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City NewsNakahara Ward

FUSO Green Garden (Kamihirama, Nakahara Ward) closed: four sinkholes found, reopening date not set — a large lawn 8 minutes' walk from Kashimada Station

Oct 31, 2026

City NewsKawasaki Ward

34-story tower with about 305 homes planned in Nisshincho, Kawasaki Ward: about 125 m tall, Sumitomo Realty's response report on public view until Nov 13 (also at Saiwai Ward Office)

Oct 31, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Waku Waku Plaza starts a "split system" at eight schools including Furukawa Elementary (Saiwai Ward): using libraries and gyms to ease crowding

Oct 30, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Saiwai Ward Community Design Meeting on Sun, Nov 8: students and the ward mayor discuss "young people and the community," five public seats on a first-come basis

Oct 29, 2026

City NewsCitywide

Nursery school rules change on Dec 25: children and schools at Kawasaki City Council in June (criminal record checks, gym air conditioning, school absence)

Oct 28, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Saiwai Ward redevelopment guide (Oct 2026): 7 projects from the elevated Kashimada Station to a 34-story Horikawacho tower, Shin-Kawasaki and LAZONA

Oct 27, 2026

City NewsCitywideDeadline: 47 days left (until Dec 18)

Kawasaki's June city council was about "wallets and preparedness": water rates, Typhoon No. 6, school lunch fees and Todoroki Ryokuchi (with what was decided later)

Oct 26, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward・Kawasaki Sta. West

34-story tower with about 930 homes planned in Horikawacho: City issues its review of the environmental assessment plan

Oct 24, 2026

City NewsCitywide

Kawasaki misapplied a nursing care cost reduction program: the city will pay about ¥14.8 million for 85 people to care providers

Oct 23, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Part 3: Ten questions we would ask Saiwai Ward Mayor Miho Yamaguchi

Oct 22, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward・Shin-KawasakiDeadline: 18 days left (until Nov 19)

新川崎・創造のもりに飲食店や診療所も？｜地区計画の変更原案を公開｜意見書は11月19日まで

Oct 22, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

A college of technology on the Kawasaki Sogo Kagaku High School site in Saiwai: Kawasaki aims to open it in FY2030 at the earliest

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

【第2回】山口美穂区長の「繋」は何を変える？｜自治会と防災から幸区の未来を考えた

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsCitywide

Before-school morning spaces for elementary pupils start in Kawasaki and Tama wards: Saiwai has had one at Shin-Ogura Elementary since July

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsCitywideDeadline: 16 days left (until Nov 17)

Two courses at the Kawasaki Municipal Archives: a history lecture on Nov 29 and an intro to old documents in December, both due Nov 17

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsCitywide

Kawasaki checks 4,638 items in parks not installed by the city: none needed immediate removal, 241 had rust or other damage

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsCitywideDeadline: 53 days left (until Dec 24)

Kawasaki Premium Digital Voucher second sale: every applicant can buy, but those who asked for 9+ units get 8 or 9

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsCitywide

Kawasaki begins sending surplus solar power from municipal schools into the city

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsCitywide

Kawasaki City Bus fare hike from Apr 1, 2027: ¥240 for adults and ¥120 for children, council has passed the change, national approval still pending

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsCitywide

Vice Mayor Mitsuhiro Yao resigns six months after taking office as Kawasaki shifts to two-deputy system

Oct 20, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Bookings open for Choisoko Kawasaki's Nov 2 launch: how can falling ridership be reversed?

Oct 19, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Part 1: Who leads Saiwai Ward? Miho Yamaguchi is a veteran city official who enjoys walks, good food and talking up her ward

Oct 19, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Kawasaki coming-of-age ceremony 2028 (Hatachi no Tsudoi) moves to four venues: Saiwai residents attend the morning session at Todoroki Arena

Oct 17, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Saiwai Ward’s population reaches 177,221, up 0.87% in a year, the fastest growth in Kawasaki: households and population as of Oct 1, 2026

Oct 17, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

Saiwai’s public nurseries offer “exchange childcare” where parents and children join a class; applications for December’s Lunch with Your Child open Nov 1 at 9 a.m.

Oct 17, 2026

City NewsCitywideDeadline: 19 days left (until Nov 20)

High school students can talk with Kawasaki City Council members on Dec 24 at City Hall: 50 students wanted, applications due Nov 20

Oct 17, 2026

City NewsCitywide

Nationwide J-Alert test at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov 11: test broadcasts on Kawasaki’s outdoor speakers and disaster radios

Oct 16, 2026

City NewsCitywideDeadline: 29 days left (until Nov 30)

Kawasaki City cemetery plots open for applications: by mail only, Nov 1–30; guides handed out from Oct 23

Oct 15, 2026

City NewsSaiwai WardDeadline: 8 days left (until Nov 9)

Baby bath day at Takara-yu in Shimohirama on Nov 10: volunteers mind your baby while you relax

Oct 13, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward・FuruichibaDeadline: Closed

"Daredemo Tsuen" childcare starts Nov 2 at Sukusuku Hiroba Furuichiba: interview booking opens Oct 19

Oct 13, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward・Shin-Kawasaki

New quantum and AI hub planned at Shin-Kawasaki Souzou no Mori: Mitsubishi Estate group to open it in FY2029

Oct 13, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward・Minami-Kase

Yumemigasaki Zoological Park to be renovated in stages from FY2028: city finalizes plan costing about ¥5.3 billion

Oct 13, 2026

City NewsCitywideDeadline: Closed

川崎市民館・労働会館の愛称、市民投票は10月13日（火）まで｜4つの候補から1つを選ぶ

Oct 12, 2026

City NewsSaiwai Ward

乗り合い送迎「チョイソコかわさき」11月2日から｜1回500円、幸区の北加瀬・加瀬にも停留所

Oct 11, 2026

City NewsCitywideDeadline: 91 days left (until Jan 31)

65歳以上のインフルエンザ予防接種、今年は9月24日から｜自己負担は2,300円

Oct 10, 2026

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FUSO Green Garden (Kamihirama, Nakahara Ward) closed: four sinkholes found, reopening date not set — a large lawn 8 minutes' walk from Kashimada Station

34-story tower with about 305 homes planned in Nisshincho, Kawasaki Ward: about 125 m tall, Sumitomo Realty's response report on public view until Nov 13 (also at Saiwai Ward Office)

Waku Waku Plaza starts a "split system" at eight schools including Furukawa Elementary (Saiwai Ward): using libraries and gyms to ease crowding

Saiwai Ward Community Design Meeting on Sun, Nov 8: students and the ward mayor discuss "young people and the community," five public seats on a first-come basis

Nursery school rules change on Dec 25: children and schools at Kawasaki City Council in June (criminal record checks, gym air conditioning, school absence)

Saiwai Ward redevelopment guide (Oct 2026): 7 projects from the elevated Kashimada Station to a 34-story Horikawacho tower, Shin-Kawasaki and LAZONA

Kawasaki's June city council was about "wallets and preparedness": water rates, Typhoon No. 6, school lunch fees and Todoroki Ryokuchi (with what was decided later)

34-story tower with about 930 homes planned in Horikawacho: City issues its review of the environmental assessment plan

Kawasaki misapplied a nursing care cost reduction program: the city will pay about ¥14.8 million for 85 people to care providers

Part 3: Ten questions we would ask Saiwai Ward Mayor Miho Yamaguchi

新川崎・創造のもりに飲食店や診療所も？｜地区計画の変更原案を公開｜意見書は11月19日まで

A college of technology on the Kawasaki Sogo Kagaku High School site in Saiwai: Kawasaki aims to open it in FY2030 at the earliest

【第2回】山口美穂区長の「繋」は何を変える？｜自治会と防災から幸区の未来を考えた

Before-school morning spaces for elementary pupils start in Kawasaki and Tama wards: Saiwai has had one at Shin-Ogura Elementary since July

Two courses at the Kawasaki Municipal Archives: a history lecture on Nov 29 and an intro to old documents in December, both due Nov 17

Kawasaki checks 4,638 items in parks not installed by the city: none needed immediate removal, 241 had rust or other damage

Kawasaki Premium Digital Voucher second sale: every applicant can buy, but those who asked for 9+ units get 8 or 9

Kawasaki begins sending surplus solar power from municipal schools into the city

Kawasaki City Bus fare hike from Apr 1, 2027: ¥240 for adults and ¥120 for children, council has passed the change, national approval still pending

Vice Mayor Mitsuhiro Yao resigns six months after taking office as Kawasaki shifts to two-deputy system

Bookings open for Choisoko Kawasaki's Nov 2 launch: how can falling ridership be reversed?

Part 1: Who leads Saiwai Ward? Miho Yamaguchi is a veteran city official who enjoys walks, good food and talking up her ward

Kawasaki coming-of-age ceremony 2028 (Hatachi no Tsudoi) moves to four venues: Saiwai residents attend the morning session at Todoroki Arena

Saiwai Ward’s population reaches 177,221, up 0.87% in a year, the fastest growth in Kawasaki: households and population as of Oct 1, 2026

Saiwai’s public nurseries offer “exchange childcare” where parents and children join a class; applications for December’s Lunch with Your Child open Nov 1 at 9 a.m.

High school students can talk with Kawasaki City Council members on Dec 24 at City Hall: 50 students wanted, applications due Nov 20

Nationwide J-Alert test at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov 11: test broadcasts on Kawasaki’s outdoor speakers and disaster radios

Kawasaki City cemetery plots open for applications: by mail only, Nov 1–30; guides handed out from Oct 23

Baby bath day at Takara-yu in Shimohirama on Nov 10: volunteers mind your baby while you relax

"Daredemo Tsuen" childcare starts Nov 2 at Sukusuku Hiroba Furuichiba: interview booking opens Oct 19

New quantum and AI hub planned at Shin-Kawasaki Souzou no Mori: Mitsubishi Estate group to open it in FY2029

Yumemigasaki Zoological Park to be renovated in stages from FY2028: city finalizes plan costing about ¥5.3 billion

川崎市民館・労働会館の愛称、市民投票は10月13日（火）まで｜4つの候補から1つを選ぶ

乗り合い送迎「チョイソコかわさき」11月2日から｜1回500円、幸区の北加瀬・加瀬にも停留所

65歳以上のインフルエンザ予防接種、今年は9月24日から｜自己負担は2,300円