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

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

Ibaraki finally pulled out of the basement in a ranking of “attractive prefectures,” replaced at the bottom by Tochigi, whose stunned governor immediately cast doubts on the credibility of the ...

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 ...

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Two people died and three others went missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, early Monday morning, the ...

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.

Ohama Maru No. 8 capsized 31 kilometers east off the coast of Kashima Port, Ibaraki Prefecture, central Japan, leaving two people dead.

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.