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

MITO--An unprecedented contest was held here to address the seeming lack of high-profile gourmet food in Ibaraki Prefecture. Although the prefecture is the top producer of various ingredients, it does ...

MITO—Grappling with the highest illegal employment numbers in the nation, the Ibaraki prefectural government will offer a cash reward system for tips on undocumented foreign workers starting in fiscal ...

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 ...

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, northeast of Tokyo, launched a controversial program Monday to reward people for reporting businesses that hire illegal foreign workers. After verifying the information as accurate ...

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 ...

In Japan, the season of autumn is almost synonymous with the word "koyo," or "red leaves." In other words, a national pastime is traveling outside of the cities and visiting parts of the countryside ...