Ibaraki Prefecture’s success from promoting its beauty and charms was short-lived. The prefecture returned to its familiar bottom-basement ranking in a survey this year of “attractive prefectures.” ...

Ibaraki Prefecture has reclaimed the dubious honor of least attractive of Japan’s 47 prefectures, according to an annual survey — one year after losing its cellar-dweller title to Saga Prefecture. In ...

A pet dog in Ibaraki Prefecture has been confirmed to have contracted a potentially fatal tick-transmitted disease, according to sources, as the risk of infection in pets is likely increasing. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent regional brand survey may have pegged it as Japan’s least attractive prefecture, but Ibaraki provides many of the vegetables essential for everyday dining in homes across the country. Ibaraki ...

Ibaraki Prefecture and Mie Kotsu Co Ltd have announced the launch of "Beyond Your Imagination" — a series of exclusive luxury tour plans designed to showcase the region's hidden gems and extraordinary ...

Around 15 years or so ago a new 'breed' of airport, a low cost airport, or just a terminal, began to appear, mainly in Europe and Southeast Asia but also to a lesser degree, later, in North Asia. In ...