As rice prices continue to rise, rice thefts have been occurring in Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures. Police said 12 cases, totaling approximately 2.5 tons, were stolen in April. According to police, ...

The body of a baby boy, believed to have been born just a few days ago, was found in an apartment in Chiba City on Tuesday. According to police, a 25-year-old woman who lives in the apartment was ...

ICHIHARA, Chiba Prefecture--This city ravaged by deadly Typhoon No. 15 exactly a year ago is still groping to recover. In the early hours of Sept. 9, 2019, violent winds tore through the Boso ...

CHIBA (TR) – Chiba Prefectural Police have revealed that evidence found at a Narita City home where a male Vietnamese ...

CHIBA -- The Force was strong with this city just east of Tokyo as "Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025," a major fan conference for the beloved movie franchise, held a preopening event on the night of ...

Vivid tree peonies are at their best at Mobara tree peony garden in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture. The site is surrounded by a woodland area wh･･･ ...

KATSUURA, Chiba Prefecture—The Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri ... The dolls will be on display at various sites throughout the port city of Katsuura until the Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) on March ...

This time we venture out to Sawara in Chiba Prefecture. It's a 300-year-old town where merchant families prospered thanks to the Tone River. We see how the community is upholding its traditions.

A visitor in costume poses while attending “Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025” at the Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba City, Chiba prefecture in suburban Tokyo on April 18, 2025.

Clam digging started on April 17 at Funabashi Sanbanze Seaside Park in the city of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, a site known as the closest shellfish gathering spot to central Tokyo. Some 67,000 ...