thejapantimes , 18 days ago to random

A power outage occurred near JR Ueno Station in Tokyo at around 7 a.m. on Friday, prompting the partial suspension of operations on the Joban Line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/jr-joban-line-suspended-ueno-power-outage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jreast #rail #jobanline #tokyo #ibaraki

thejapantimes , 25 days ago to random

Police arrested a man on suspicion of murdering his former girlfriend, a pregnant manicurist whose body was found in an apartment in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, late last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/crime-legal/murder-boyfriend-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #ibaraki #stalking #stabbings

thejapantimes , 1 month ago to random

The Ibaraki Prefectural Government said Thursday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm, the first such case in the prefecture this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/japan/japan-ibaraki-bird-flu-outbreak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #birdflu #ibaraki

thejapantimes , 4 months ago to random

A 75-year-old woman in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture has been arrested after she allegedly confessed to keeping the body of her adult daughter in a freezer for two decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/crime-legal/arrest-daughter-body-freezer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #ibaraki #death

thejapantimes , 5 months ago to random

Meet Jon Heese, the Saskatchewan native who has remained staunchly independent throughout his career in Japanese domestic politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/08/our-lives/jon-heese-ibaraki-politician/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #ibaraki #localgovernment #canada

thejapantimes , 6 months ago to random

Police arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after six passersby were injured in a stabbing and beating spree on streets in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/crime-legal/japan-stabbing-spree/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #japanesepolice #ibaraki

thejapantimes , 7 months ago to random

Cases of tick-borne diseases have been reported in the Kanto region, with one confirmed death, prompting prefectural governments to urge residents to be vigilant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/tick-bites/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #health #ibaraki #shizuoka

thejapantimes , 8 months ago to random

Police arrested a 31-year-old man in the city of Saitama on Monday on suspicion of murdering a then-21-year-old woman from Ibaraki Prefecture seven years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/17/japan/japan-man-arrested-2018-murder/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #japanesepolice #ibaraki

thejapantimes , 11 months ago to random

The Tokyo High Court basically upheld Wednesday a lower court ruling ordering the government to pay damages to residents in Ibaraki Prefecture hit by the 2015 Kinugawa river flooding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/26/japan/kinugawa-river-flood/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #floods #ibaraki

thejapantimes , 1 year ago to random

A fishing boat capsized off the coast of Kashima Port in Ibaraki Prefecture early Monday morning, leaving two dead and three others missing, according to the Japan Coast Guard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/06/japan/fishing-boat-capsizes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ibaraki #marineaccidents #fishing

thejapantimes , 1 year ago to random

Tokyo police Monday raided four metal shops in Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures for allegedly buying copper cables stolen by a group of Thai thieves, knowing they were stolen goods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/18/japan/crime-legal/cable-theft-shops-laid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #theft #metals #solar #secondhand #thai #tochigi #ibaraki

thejapantimes , 1 year ago to random

A 34-year-old Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly swindling an elderly woman through a social media investment scam, the Ibaraki Prefectural Police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/13/japan/crime-legal/83-million-investment-fraud/ #japan #crimelegal #ibaraki #japanesepolice #fraud #chinesecommunity #expats

thejapantimes , 1 year ago to random

Former Mayor Tatsuya Murakami, who dealt with a 1999 nuclear accident as chief of a village in Ibaraki Prefecture, has criticized the central government over its lack of preparations for such a disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/30/japan/society/tokai-village-1999-nuclear-accident/ #japan #society #nuclearenergy #jco #tokai #ibaraki #disasterpreparedness

thejapantimes , 1 year ago to random

Two men are entrusted with the job of cleaning the world's tallest bronze statue of Buddha, in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, in a practice traditionally called "soot removal." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/10/japan/japan-buddha-cleaning/ #japan #ibaraki #buddha #ushikudaibutsu #buddhism

thejapantimes , 1 year ago to random

Japan's municipalities are putting their foot down on nonemergency ambulance calls, which can range from asking how to turn on a stove to complaining about a noisy neighbor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/07/japan/society/nonemergency-ambulance-dispatches/ #japan #society #hospitals #ibaraki #matsusaka #mie #health