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Japan: M4.9 Quake Strikes Southern Ibaraki, Tremors Felt in Tokyo

An earthquake jolted the greater Tokyo area on Friday, December 12. It struck around 7:05 p.m., with the epicenter in southern Ibaraki Prefecture and an estimated magnitude of 4.9.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba receives chestnuts

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (4th from R) receives a basket of chestnuts from the eastern Japan city of Kasama in Ibaraki Prefecture, presented by Kasama city mayor Shinju Yamaguchi (5th from R) on Sept. 18, 2025, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.

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Mont Blanc dessert served on Inada stone plate

Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2022, in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, shows a Mont Blanc dessert made with locally grown chestnuts and served on a plate of Inada stone, a distinctive white granite from the Ishikiri Sanmyaku quarry in the eastern Japan city.

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[Breaking News]Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

TSUKUBA, Japan, Sept. 29 Kyodo - Yokozuna Onosato celebrates at a party in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28, 2025, his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025. (Kyodo)

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup ispace

Photo taken at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2025, shows a prototype of the Series 3 lunar lander, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company said the same day the lander will be launched in 2028, changed from the initially planned 2027.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup ispace

Photo taken at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2025, shows a prototype of the Series 3 lunar lander, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company said the same day the lander will be launched in 2028, changed from the initially planned 2027.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2025, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2025, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2025, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2025, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025. (Kyodo)

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (C) celebrates at a party in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28, 2025, his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (C) celebrates at a party in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28, 2025, his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato celebrates at a party in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28, 2025, his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Japan: Severe Storms Hit Ibaraki With Lightning, Hail, and Power Outages 3

Ibaraki Prefecture, located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast, experienced highly unstable atmospheric conditions, bringing intense rain clouds and numerous lightning strikes Thursday afternoon, September 18. By 3:20 p.m., over 20,000 households were reported without power. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a Tornado Advisory for the entire prefecture at 1:06 p.m. Videos shared on social media showed heavy rain, strong winds, hail, and lightning striking the region, highlighting the severity of the storm.

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Japan: Severe Storms Hit Ibaraki With Lightning, Hail, and Power Outages 4

Ibaraki Prefecture, located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast, experienced highly unstable atmospheric conditions, bringing intense rain clouds and numerous lightning strikes Thursday afternoon, September 18. By 3:20 p.m., over 20,000 households were reported without power. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a Tornado Advisory for the entire prefecture at 1:06 p.m. Videos shared on social media showed heavy rain, strong winds, hail, and lightning striking the region, highlighting the severity of the storm.

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Japan: Severe Storms Hit Ibaraki With Lightning, Hail, and Power Outages 2

Ibaraki Prefecture, located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast, experienced highly unstable atmospheric conditions, bringing intense rain clouds and numerous lightning strikes Thursday afternoon, September 18. By 3:20 p.m., over 20,000 households were reported without power. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a Tornado Advisory for the entire prefecture at 1:06 p.m. Videos shared on social media showed heavy rain, strong winds, hail, and lightning striking the region, highlighting the severity of the storm.

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Japan: Severe Storms Hit Ibaraki With Lightning, Hail, and Power Outages

Ibaraki Prefecture, located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast, experienced highly unstable atmospheric conditions, bringing intense rain clouds and numerous lightning strikes Thursday afternoon, September 18. By 3:20 p.m., over 20,000 households were reported without power. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a Tornado Advisory for the entire prefecture at 1:06 p.m. Videos shared on social media showed heavy rain, strong winds, hail, and lightning striking the region, highlighting the severity of the storm.

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Illuminated kochia field in eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2025, the first day of a special 12-day lighting event.

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Illuminated kochia field in eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2025, the first day of a special 12-day lighting event.

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Self-driving truck test

A truck driver takes his hands off the steering wheel during an autonomous driving test in a logistics facility in Shirosato in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on Aug. 21, 2025.

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Self-driving truck test

A truck driver takes his hands off the steering wheel during an autonomous driving test in a logistics facility in Shirosato in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on Aug. 21, 2025.

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ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashes in Pacific off east Japan

Gen. Takehiro Morita, chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after an ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashed earlier in the day in the Pacific off Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a training flight, with the pilot rescued after ejecting before impact.

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ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashes in Pacific off east Japan

Gen. Takehiro Morita, chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after an ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashed earlier in the day in the Pacific off Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a training flight, with the pilot rescued after ejecting before impact.

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Japan: Pacific Coast Under Tsunami Warning After M8.8 Quake Off Kamchatka Peninsula 5

Sirens blared as a tsunami warning was issued for a wide area along Japan's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30.

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Japan: Pacific Coast Under Tsunami Advisory After Russia M8.0 Earthquake 2

Sirens blared as a tsunami warning was issued for a wide area along Japan's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30. This video shows an evacuation announcement near a beach in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, urging residents to evacuate.

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Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (C) poses for a photo at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, while wearing his new rope belt made earlier in the day following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato poses for a photo at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, while wearing his new rope belt made earlier in the day following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Onosato promoted to yokozuna

New yokozuna Onosato (L) holds a press conference at his stable in Ami in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on May 28, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion. Sitting next to him is his stablemaster Nishonoseki.

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Sumo: Onosato promoted to yokozuna

New yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his stable in Ami in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on May 28, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion.

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Sumo: Onosato promoted to yokozuna

New yokozuna Onosato waves to fans at his stable in Ami in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on May 28, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion.

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Sumo: Onosato promoted to yokozuna

Sumo wrestler Onosato (top) celebrates at his stable in Ami in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on May 28, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion.

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Sumo: Onosato promoted to yokozuna

Sumo wrestler Onosato (top) celebrates at his stable in Ami in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on May 28, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion.