People bathe in cold water at Kashima Jingu shrine in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2025, during ...

The Ibaraki prefectural government and others are creating “Reiwa-era versions” of dishes from “Shokusai-roku (Record of food ...

In an effort to address the shortage of workers in various fields, including agriculture and welfare, the Ibaraki prefectural ...

Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy ...

Citing the Japan Times, the fishing boat Ohama Maru No. 8 capsized 31 kilometers east off the coast of Kashima Port, Ibaraki Prefecture, central Japan, leaving two people dead and three others missing ...

Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty Images From January to March, exciting winter festivals await you in Japan, where the energy is palpable and the spirit is truly unique. Imagine strolling along the frozen ...

Climate change is already impacting Japan, leading to an increase in winter day temperatures. A report by US-based research group Climate Central, released this month, showed that the average ...

Ibaraki Prefecture relinquished its “least attractive” title among Japan’s 47 prefectures following a local promotional effort that was tongue in cheek at times. The prefecture northeast of ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Bonuses paid by major Japanese companies in winter 2024 averaged 891,460 yen, rewriting an all-time high for the first time in five years, the labor ministry said Friday.

A central Japan city at the foot of Mount Fuji has lost more than a month’s worth of winter days per year in the past decade due to global warming, a recent study by a US-based climate research ...