Japan has been grappling with soaring rice prices amid a shortage of the staple grain in recent months due to myriad reasons ...

Police in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, are investigating the death of a 72-year-old man who was found unconscious at his home on Monday. The man's wife, 71, found him collapsed in the bedroom ...

You can also enjoy various activities, including a barbecue square, picnics, and cycling. ② Representative Flower Attractions of Ibaraki Prefecture There are many places in Ibaraki Prefecture where ...

Visitors will be able to explore the forest area that surrounds the rice terrace, where they’ll also be able to check out ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Hinako Komori quickly recognized that a stuffed specimen at a museum storehouse was likely a long-extinct Japanese wolf. But the elementary school girl faced ...

Photo: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via ] BY Tim Fernholz 1 minute read Japanese lunar firm ispace will launch its Hakuto-R lander to ...

A man was arrested Sept. 19 on suspicion of murder for allegedly drowning a newborn baby in a bathtub at an apartment in east ...

Sunny with a high of 92 °F (33.3 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 8 mph (8 to 12.9 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 72 °F (22.2 °C ...

KOGA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Standing tall and proud over an area of 1 million square meters or so, a forest of steel towers in two-tone red and white is the dominant feature under the blue sky ...

Rising star Onosato won promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at a record pace of nine professional tournaments on ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) has again suspended attempts to collect melted nuclear fuel at unit 2 of ...

Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament champion Onosato pledged Monday to work even harder as he prepares to receive the fastest-ever ...