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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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Baseball: Yu Darvish

Tohoku High School baseball club manager Masahiro Wako (L) consoles pitcher Yu Darvish after the team was defeated by Joso Gakuin in the final of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2003.

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[Breaking News]Thicket fire in eastern Japan

JOSO, Japan, Feb. 13 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke rising from buildings after they caught fire following a thicket fire in Joso in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on Feb. 13, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Thicket fire in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke rising from buildings after they caught fire following a thicket fire in Joso in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on Feb. 13, 2025.

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Thicket fire in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke rising from buildings after they caught fire following a thicket fire in Joso in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on Feb. 13, 2025.

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(3)Joso Gakuin wins nat'l baseball tourney

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yukio Kiuchi (L), manager of Joso Gakuin of Ibaraki Prefecture, receives a game ball from team captain Yasunori Matsubayashi after winning the national high school baseball tournament by beating Tohoku of Miyagi Prefecture 4-2 at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 23. Kiuchi announced his plan in May to retire after this season.

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(2)Joso Gakuin wins nat'l baseball tourney

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yukio Kiuchi, manager of Joso Gakuin of Ibaraki Prefecture, is tossed into the air after his high school team beat Tohoku of Miyagi Prefecture 4-2 to win the national high school baseball tournament at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 23.

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(1)Joso Gakuin wins nat'l baseball tourney

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Members of Joso Gakuin of Ibaraki Prefecture celebrate after winning the national high school baseball tournament by beating Tohoku of Miyagi Prefecture 4-2 at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 23.

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(4)Joso Gakuin wins nat'l baseball tourney

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yukio Kiuchi (C), manager of Joso Gakuin of Ibaraki Prefecture, and teammates run back to the bench after thanking supporters after winning the national high school baseball tournament by beating Tohoku of Miyagi Prefecture 4-2 at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 23. Kiuchi announced his plan in May to retire after this season.

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Joso Gakuin wins high school final

KOSHIEN, Japan - Joso Gakuin nines run in jubilation toward their supporters after defeating Sendai Ikuei 7-6 in the final of the 73rd high school baseball national invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on April 4.

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Person following mobile robot

A robot developed by Honda R & D Co. that detects and follows a target person is unveiled to the media in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 1, 2022.

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Self-driving car

Takeshi Kandatsu (L), the mayor of Joso city, takes a test ride in a self-driving vehicle developed by Honda R & D Co. in the Ibaraki Prefecture city near Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2022.

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River Flooding In Eastern Japan Leaves Dozens Of Residents Stranded

IBARAKI, JAPAN - SEP. 10: A major river in eastern Japan breached its banks on Thursday following torrential rain, flooding hundreds of home and leaving at least one person missing and dozens still stranded. Police in Ibaraki Prefecture, where an emergency warning was issued Thursday, said a total of 40 people who were stranded after flood waters poured over the Kinugawa River have been rescued so far by helicopter, but that 50 are still waiting to be rescued from the roof of a supermarket. The river's banks were breached in Joso, about 45 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, after the river overflowed dikes at three spots, including Joso and Chikusei,

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Emperor, empress visit flood-hit area

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leave an evacuation shelter in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 1, 2015, during their visit to an area hit by the flood in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress visit flood-hit area

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko bow at a site near the recent levee rupture at the Kinugawa River in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 1, 2015. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Week after massive floods in eastern Japan

Photo shows a scene from the devastated area in the eastern Japan city of Joso on Sept. 17, 2015, a week after the city was inundated when a major river breached its banks in the wake of heavy rain. Self-Defense Forces personnel and volunteer workers from across the nation speeded up reconstruction efforts there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Week after massive floods in eastern Japan

Photo shows a scene from the devastated area in the eastern Japan city of Joso on Sept. 17, 2015, a week after the city was inundated when a major river breached its banks in the wake of heavy rain. Self-Defense Forces personnel and volunteer workers from across the nation speeded up reconstruction efforts there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Week after massive floods in eastern Japan

Photo shows a scene from the devastated area in the eastern Japan city of Joso on Sept. 17, 2015, a week after the city was inundated when a major river breached its banks in the wake of heavy rain. Self-Defense Forces personnel and volunteer workers from across the nation speeded up reconstruction efforts there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of flooding in eastern Japan

Women with cleaning equipment walk through flood waters on Sept. 15, 2015, along a road in the eastern Japan city of Joso, which was inundated the previous week when a major river breached its banks after heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of flooding in eastern Japan

Self-Defense Force personnel search for missing people on Sept. 15, 2015, in an inundated rice field in the eastern Japan city of Joso, which flooded the previous week when a major river breached its banks after heavy rain. The prefecture confirmed the same day the safety of 14 out of 15 people listed as missing since the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of flooding in eastern Japan

A woman uses pressurized water on Sept. 15, 2015, to clean the garden of a house in the eastern Japan city of Joso, which flooded the previous week when a major river breached its banks after heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of flooding in eastern Japan

Firefighters on a boat search for missing people on Sept. 15, 2015, in an inundated rice field in the eastern Japan city of Joso, which flooded the previous week when a major river breached its bank after heavy rain. The prefecture confirmed the same day the safety of 14 out of 15 people listed as missing since the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of flooding in eastern Japan

Rice fields are inundated in Joso on Sept. 15, 2015 in the wake of a massive flooding that hit the eastern Japanese city on Sept. 10. The disaster occurred in a major rice production area at harvest time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search continues after massive flooding in eastern Japan

A man pulls a boat carrying family members through flood waters in a residential area in the city of Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2015, where the Kinugawa River burst its banks on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eastern Japan city continues to struggle with floods for 5th day

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 14, 2015 above the eastern Japanese city of Joso shows drainage work being carried out in an area where flood waters have yet to recede. The city was devastated by massive flooding of the Kinugawa River on Sept. 10 after torrential rains caused its banks to burst. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Devastating aftermath left in wake of eastern Japan floods

Local residents survey a devastated residential area near a location where the banks of the Kinugawa River burst as pictured in the eastern Japanese city of Joso on Sept. 14, 2015. The city experienced catastrophic damage from massive flooding of the river on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3,000 residents of Japanese city of Joso remain evacuated after floods

People walk along on a road inundated by flood waters in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2015, after a major river through the city breached its banks due to heavy rain on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3,000 residents of Japanese city of Joso remain evacuated after floods

A man traverses a railway crossing inundated by flood waters in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2015, after a major river through the city breached its banks due to heavy rain on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3,000 residents of Japanese city of Joso remain evacuated after floods

Firefighters carry a boat as they head in search of missing people in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2015. Police and rescuers are continuing to search by air and on the ground for 15 people still missing after flood waters from unprecedented rainfall inundated vast residential areas on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Household items abandoned in flooded city

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2015, shows the waste dump in the eastern Japan city of Joso flooded two days earlier when a major river breached its banks after heavy rain. People have hauled ruined household belongings to the dump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Household items abandoned in flooded city

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2015, shows the waste dump in the eastern Japan city of Joso flooded two days earlier when a major river breached its banks after heavy rain. People have hauled ruined household belongings to the dump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for missing people continues

Self-Defense Forces personnel search for missing people in the eastern Japan city of Joso flooded two days earlier when a major river breached its banks after heavy rain. More than 10 people remained unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for missing people continues following devastating floods

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a huge amount of garbage collected in the eastern Japan city of Joso, which flooded in the wake of heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for missing people continues following devastating floods

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) talks on Sept. 12, 2015, in the eastern Japan city of Joso with evacuees from the area flooded due to heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for missing people continues following devastating floods

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) arrives in the eastern Japan city of Joso on Sept. 12, 2015, by a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter to inspect conditions in the area heavily damaged by floods caused by heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for missing people continues following devastating floods

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) talks on Sept. 12, 2015, in the eastern Japan city of Joso with evacuees from the area flooded due to heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for missing people continues following devastating floods

A woman (C) cries on Sept. 12, 2015, while searching for her father in his 70s, missing since the eastern Japan city of Joso flooded two days earlier when a major river breached its banks after heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for missing people continues following devastating floods

A woman, with her one-year-old son on her back, searches on Sept. 12, 2015, for her father in his 70s, missing since the eastern Japan city of Joso flooded two days earlier when a major river breached its banks after heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of massive floods in eastern Japan

A resident of the eastern Japanese city of Joso is rescued by a member of the Self-Defense Forces from a flooded home on Sept. 11, 2015, after torrential rain causes massive flooding of the Kinugawa River. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parking lot, office building flooded in eastern Japan city

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 11, 2015, shows the flooded parking lot and building of the Joso municipal government, eastern Japan. The city was devastated by massive flooding of the Kinugawa River. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of massive floods in eastern Japan

A resident of the eastern Japan city of Joso is rescued by a member of the Self-Defense Forces on Sept. 11, 2015, after torrential rain causes massive flooding of the Kinugawa River. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of massive floods in eastern Japan

Photo taken Sept. 11, 2015, in the eastern Japan city of Joso shows a roof that was washed away from a residential building when torrential rains caused massive flooding of the Kinugawa River. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of massive floods in eastern Japan

Self-Defense Forces personnel evacuate senior citizens by boat after rescuing them from an isolated hospital in Joso, eastern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2015, a day after the area was devastated by massive floods. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parking lot, office building flooded in eastern Japan city

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 11, 2015, shows the flooded parking lot and building of the Joso municipal government, eastern Japan. The city was devastated by massive flooding of the Kinugawa River. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan struggles with floods for 2nd day

Self-Defense Force personnel evacuate senior citizens by boat after rescuing them from an isolated hospital in Joso, eastern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2015, a day after the area was devastated by massive floods. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan struggles with floods for 2nd day

Self-Defense Force personnel carry a senior citizen from a boat after rescuing a group of elderly patients from an isolated hospital in Joso, eastern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2015, a day after the area was devastated by massive floods. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan struggles with floods for 2nd day

This Sept. 11, 2015 photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows residential areas in Osaki, northeastern Japan, inundated with muddy water after the Shibui River's banks burst following torrential rain. The flooding came on the heels of massive water damage in Joso, eastern Japan, the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan struggles with floods for 2nd day

A widespread part of Osaki, northeastern Japan, is seen inundated by muddy water in this Sept. 11, 2015 photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, after the Shibui River's banks burst following torrential rain. The flooding came on the heels of massive water damage in Joso, eastern Japan, the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of massive floods in eastern Japan

A man walks along an inundated street in Joso, eastern Japan on Sept. 11, 2015, a day after torrential rains caused massive flooding of the Kinugawa River. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of massive floods in eastern Japan

This Sept. 11, 2015 picture shows office chairs turned over at a junior high school in Joso, eastern Japan, a day after torrential rains caused massive flooding of the Kinugawa River. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo