A series of melon thefts have been reported this month in Ibaraki Prefecture, the top producer of melons in Japan, police said. According to police, in Ibaraki town, about 200 Andes melons were stolen ...

Ibaraki Governor Kazuhiko Oigawa brought a powerful recruiting pitch with him last year when he flew to India. Attractive salaries and a wide range of job opportunities awaited in his prefecture for ...

Bringing Japanese “Bosai” to the World! Introducing “JB SHOP”, an Online Shop for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Products, and “Kochi Bosai”, Special Site. TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To mark ...

JOSO, Japan - Unprecedented rain in Japan unleashed heavy floods on Friday that tore houses from their foundations, uprooted trees and forced more than 100,000 people from their homes. Helicopters ...

Ibaraki Prefecture, located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast, experienced highly unstable atmospheric conditions, bringing intense rain clouds and numerous lightning strikes Thursday afternoon, ...

TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, without issuing a tsunami warning. The ...

While heavier katsuo means more money, locals and experts say it indicates climate change and a risk for katsuo numbers already under threat due to growing demand and overfishing. "The fatty katsuo ...

Police arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after six passersby were injured in a stabbing and beating spree on streets in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Monday. The six victims, ...

The sole pilot on board ejected from the aircraft and was taken to a hospital after being rescued by an ASDF helicopter. The pilot is not injured. "We sincerely apologize for causing concern to the ...

Think your project was tough? Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) finished one of the world’s most efficient coal-fired power plants on time despite a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated both the ...