A sushi restaurant constructed by this east Japan town as a base for interaction with inbound tourists and others has opened ...

Police in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, are questioning a 68-year-old man over the killing of a 74-year-old acquaintance at his home in Hitachinaka City, on Tuesday. According to police, Eiichi Mikame was ...

MITO, Ibaraki Prefecture--Prosecutors demanded the death penalty on June 17 for a man suspected of brutally killing his wife and five children. Hirobumi Komatsu, 36, “took away lives in an ...

A Thai woman who was detained at a police station in Ibaraki Prefecture died on the morning of Jan. 12, the police announced ...

CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Two people died and three others were missing after a fishing boat with 20 people aboard capsized off ...

More than 3,000 cabbages have been stolen from three farms in Ibaraki Prefecture during the past week just before they were ready to be harvested. Police said 1,200 cabbages, valued at 600,000 yen, ...

Miyazaki was involved in a series of road rage incidents between July and August 2019 that occurred in Ibaraki, Shizuoka and Aichi prefectures. The incidents took place on the Tomei, Shin-Tomei ...

People bathe in cold water at Kashima Jingu shrine in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2025, during the annual winter purification ritual to pray for good health.

A fishing boat capsized off the coast of Kashima Port in Ibaraki Prefecture early Monday morning, leaving two dead and three others missing, according to the Japan Coast Guard's Ibaraki office.

A cat hangs out with her owners, a family of surfers who run a beach café. This cool cat gets along with her family's dog, too! Next, we meet a shy cat at a surfboard and skateboard shop.