With a push from the pandemic, Ibaraki is moving to shed its image as the least-attractive prefecture in Japan.

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 ...

Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, launched a controversial program Monday to reward people for reporting businesses ...

MITO -- Eastern Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on May 11 launched a reward program that pays 10,000 yen (about $63) to people who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lesser-explored prefecture of Ibaraki offers visitors a range of experiences, such as the opportunity to bungee jump at Ryujin ...

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 ...

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 ...