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IBARAKI

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2020
Japan's first postwar passenger plane moved to theme park by road
The first passenger plane to be mass produced in Japan after World War II was transported by trailer through the streets of Tokyo early Saturday on its way to a theme park in a nearby prefecture.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020
Japan's first whole genome-sequencing service for 'precision medicine' eyed for June launch
Japan's first whole genome-sequencing service for public use will be launched as early as June.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2020
Late-night train services eyed for regional venues during Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday they were studying plans to offer special late-night train services for those watching soccer matches at three regional venues during the Summer Games.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2020
Magnitude 5.0 quake jolts eastern Japan, including Tokyo
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 rattled eastern Japan including the Tokyo metropolitan area early Tuesday, the weather agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2019
Footage of Ibaraki center's 'unjustifiable conduct' in restraining Kurd submitted to Tokyo court
In the case at the Tokyo District Court, the man is seeking damages for allegedly being manhandled.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2019
Japan expands swine fever vaccinations to seven more prefectures
The government said Friday it will expand vaccinations of pigs against hog cholera to cover Tokyo and seven prefectures adjacent to the 12 prefectures with confirmed cases of the deadly virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2019
Ibaraki's Aqua World aquarium plans first whale shark display in eastern Japan
The Ibaraki Prefectural Government is planning to showcase a whale shark at an aquarium in the prefecture, officials said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2019
Kurdish man sues Japanese government over being left untreated for cancer while detained
A 26-year-old Kurdish man sued the government Tuesday, claiming he was left untreated for cancer while in a detention center northeast of Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 8, 2019
Japanese police want authority to revoke driver's licenses over road rage, source says
Revocations would be allowed for reckless driving to address public fears sparked by several road-rage cases over the past few years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2019
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolts Ibaraki Prefecture area
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake, which measured shindo 3 on the Japanese intensity scale, was detected at a depth of 60 km in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, on Monday at 1:02 a.m.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2019
Ibaraki boy who survived knife attack says his parents' masked killer acted alone
According to the sources, the police believe the assailant entered the house intending to commit murder, as none of the rooms were ransacked.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2019
Japanese cities from Kobe to Sendai compete to host panda from China
As ties improve between Japan and China, several cities in this country vie for a chance to host a giant panda, to be loaned from China, at their zoos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2019
Driver in Ibaraki Prefecture road-rage case handed new arrest warrant on charges of intimidation
Police in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sunday served a new arrest warrant on charges of intimidation on a man suspected in a violent road-rage case on an expressway in the prefecture last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 31, 2019
Road rage coverage reveals gulf in awareness of traffic rules in Japan
For the past several weeks, media organizations in Japan have been obsessed with a road rage incident that happened in Ibaraki Prefecture on Aug. 10, when a 43-year-old man forcibly stopped another driver on the Joban Expressway and assaulted him as he sat in his car.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2019
Mother of 2017 Kanagawa road-rage victim calls for harsher penalties after latest case
The mother of a man killed two years ago in a road-rage incident in Kanagawa Prefecture is calling for harsher penalties against offenders in the wake of a recent high-profile case.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2019
Ibaraki road-rage assault suspect referred to prosecutors
A 43-year-old man was referred to prosecutors Tuesday for allegedly punching a man after forcing him to pull over on an expressway in Ibaraki Prefecture in a road-rage incident that has captured national attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2019
Rare Japan road-rage manhunt prompts national debate over dangerous driving
The National Public Safety Commission says it “tightened” its approach toward dangerous driving in January 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2019
Police put road-rage suspect on wanted list
Ibaraki Prefectural Police put a 43-year-old man on a nationwide wanted list after he allegedly assaulted another driver in a high-profile case of road rage.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 8, 2019
Many Japan alumni a part of marquee summer event
The Basketball Tournament has grown in prominence as a new summer tradition during its brief history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 11, 2019
'Smart plastics' and new devices help Japan age gracefully
Mitsuhiro Ebara believes plastic sheets called "smart polymers" may one day prove to be a cheap solution to curing cancer.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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