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

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

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

After 2024 set a new record for tourist numbers in Japan, Rob Goss recommends switching out the biggest draws for these ...

MITO, Japan -- Japan's Ibaraki Airport is trying ... The airport in Omitama, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, served some 750,000 passengers in fiscal 2023, close to the target of 810,000 ...

With the number of foreigners working in Japan increasing, the highest increases are being seen not in urban but in rural areas, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey.

Tours to the United States allowing Japanese massage therapists and others to undergo anatomical training involving the use ...

Tours to the United States allowing Japanese massage therapists and others to undergo anatomical training involving the use of donated bodies, available only in Japan to medical students, have stirred ...

A subcommittee of the Central Council for Education, the education ministry's advisory body, has drafted a proposal to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Police said Seitaro Masuho, of no fixed address, allegedly pushed his mother to the floor at her home in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and kicked her in the face before stabbing her multiple times in ...