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 ...

A man in his 60s who fell hard on his left shoulder in Tokyo managed to board a train that took him to the nearest station to ...

Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa speaks at a news conference held at the prefectural government building in Mito on July 26, 2024. (Mainichi/Kazuki Kawashima) MITO -- Large hospitals in Ibaraki Prefecture ...

The prefecture is just north of Chiba on the Pacific coastline. Mito, the capital, is the largest city, followed closely by others including Tsukuba in the prefecture’s southwest and Hitachi and ...

The "Ibaraki eggs" promotional caravan visits the Mainichi Shimbun's Mito Bureau in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 28, 2025. (Mainichi/Hideshi Matsushita) MITO -- A promotional caravan from the ...

Alterno Hybrid — a modular thermal battery that combines electric and biomass heating for continuous renewable heat supply in ...

When meeting Jon Heese for the first time, you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve run into Bill Clinton. He often jokes that his resemblance to the former U.S. president is what won him his first ...

Autumn in Japan is the time of year when people flock to scenic destinations across the country just to see the leaves turn brilliant shades of vermillion, auburn and gold. Tokyo has its fair share of ...

More than 3,000 cabbages have been stolen from three farms in Ibaraki Prefecture during the past week just before they were ready to be harvested. Police said 1,200 cabbages, valued at 600,000 yen, ...

The results of an annual online survey ranking Japan’s "attractive prefectures” has named Ibaraki as the “least attractive,” coming in at number 47. The survey conducted by Brand Research Institute, a ...

MITO -- A promotional caravan from the Ibaraki Prefectual Government and other organizations visited the Mainichi Shimbun local bureau here to promote local eggs, calling for increased egg consumption ...