KASHIMA, Ibaraki Prefecture--A fishing vessel capsized off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture early on Jan. 6, killing two crew members and leaving three others missing, according to the Japan Coast ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki -- Marking 80 years since the Tokyo air raids of World War II claimed approximately 100,000 lives, people ...

Two earthquakes rocked Ibaraki Prefecture and surrounding areas early on Aug. 19, prompting authorities to warn residents to stay alert for strong tremors over the next week. A magnitude-4.7 quake ...

At around 1:20 p.m., a court official entered the apartment of Yuki Aibara, of no known occupation, and her daughter, 30-year ...

Ibaraki Prefectural Police have arrested a 45-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of murdering his 65-year-old mother, whose skeletal remains were found wrapped in a blue tarp in a field in the town ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki -- The Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukubamirai, northeast of Tokyo, is preparing to place foreign assistant language teachers (ALTs) at all kindergartens and day care facilities in ...

Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture has unveiled a proposal for its airport to become the third flight hub in the central Kanto region ...

The definition of "hikikomori"—people who avoid social participation and generally stay at home—according to criteria used by ...

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.

Umihisa (Rio) had become the leader of the Ibaraki delinquent world, but because her father had been cheated out of all his assets, she decided to leave the delinquent world and transfer to the ...