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

Ozeki Onosato clinched his third career Emperor's Cup with a championship-deciding playoff victory over rank-and-file ...

Declining birth rates see business slump heralding introduction of nurses dressed as maids, French-style clinic cafes, ...

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

Cloudy with a high of 38 °F (3.3 °C). Winds NNE at 11 to 15 mph (17.7 to 24.1 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NNE at 7 to 10 mph (11.3 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C ...

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 ...

Night - Cloudy with a 73% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Sunny with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds ...