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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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Golf: Japan Classic

Mone Inami of Japan hits a shot during the final round of the Japan Classic golf tournament at Taiheiyo Club's Minori Course in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2023.

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Golf: Japan Classic

Mone Inami of Japan poses with the trophy after winning the Japan Classic golf tournament at Taiheiyo Club's Minori Course in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2023.

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Golf: Japan Classic

Mone Inami of Japan watches a putt roll toward the hole during the final round of the Japan Classic golf tournament at Taiheiyo Club's Minori Course in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2023.

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Golf: Japan Classic

Mone Inami of Japan becomes emotional during an interview after winning the Japan Classic golf tournament at Taiheiyo Club's Minori Course in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2023.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Col. Rohit Kapil of the Indian Air Force speaks at a news conference at the Japan Air Self-Defense Forece's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Col. Rohit Kapil (C) of the Indian Air Force speaks at a news conference at the Japan Air Self-Defense Forece's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan Air Self-Defense Force members greet Indian Air Force personnel at the ASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takahisa Ishimura (R) and Col. Rohit Kapil of the Indian Air Force shake hands at the ASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takahisa Ishimura (R) and Col. Rohit Kapil of the Indian Air Force shake hands at the ASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Prime Minister Abe attends air review ceremony

OMITAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Defense Minister Akinori Eto attend an annual air review at Japan's Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in the city of Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 26, 2014. The ceremony was held to mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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Prime Minister Abe attends air review ceremony

OMITAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R in front) inspects a MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps during an annual air review at Japan's Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in the city of Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 26, 2014. The ceremony was held to mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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Prime Minister Abe attends air review ceremony

OMITAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses an annual air review at the Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in the city of Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 26, 2014. The ceremony was held to mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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Prime Minister Abe attends air review ceremony

OMITAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, standing in a convertible, attends an annual air review at the Japanese Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in the city of Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 26, 2014. The ceremony was held to mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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Noda expresses intention to send SDF unit to S. Sudan

OMITAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front L) and Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (2nd from L) attend an inspection ceremony at the Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2011. Noda indicated at the ceremony that his government will send a Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit to South Sudan in early 2012 to join U.N. peacekeeping operations.

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Retired ASDF planes to be on public display

MITO, Japan - A retired RF-4 scout airplane of the Air Self-Defense Force is set for an exhibition at Ibaraki airport park in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. The public exhibition is scheduled to start from July 23, 2011.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - Passengers take photos after getting off a Skymark Airlines airplane at Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - An airplane of Taiwan's TransAsia Airways arrives at Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - A Skymark Airlines flight takes off for Kobe from Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - Two airplanes are parked at Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - A Skymark Airlines flight takes off for Kobe from Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - An extra flight by domestic budget carrier Skymark Airlines arrives at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, from Kobe on March 11, 2010, the opening day of the airport, the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area. South Korea's Asiana Airlines serves as the only regular flight from Seoul at the initial stage.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - This photo shows Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - This photo shows Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - The departure lobby of Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, is crowded with passengers on the airport's opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 11, 2010, to mark its opening. The airport opened as the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana Airlines serving as the only regular flight at the initial stage.

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Aso at SDF review pledges to continue refueling mission

OMITAMA, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso addresses some 5,000 Self-Defense Forces personnel at an annual review held at Air Self-Defense Force Hyakuri Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 19.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A Eurofighter jet piloted by Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, chief of the German Air Force, lands at Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A German Air Force Eurofighter jet arrives at Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

Shunji Izutsu (R), chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, chief of the German Air Force, at JASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A Japanese F-2 fighter jet (L) and German Eurofighter jets fly over Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, during a joint exercise on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A German Air Force Eurofighter jet arrives at Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Aso at SDF review pledges to continue refueling mission

OMITAMA, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso addresses some 5,000 Self-Defense Forces personnel at an annual review held at Air Self-Defense Force Hyakuri Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 19. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's Lee Kyoung Hoon wins Tourworld Cup golf tournament

South Korea's Lee Kyoung Hoon poses with a trophy after winning the Tourworld Cup golf tournament at Ishioka Golf Club in the city of Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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101-year-old Japanese war veteran recounts WWII experience

Taku Kawarai, 101, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, tells of his World War II experience at a gathering in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2015. He stressed the need never to repeat the mistake of launching a war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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101-year-old Japanese war veteran recounts WWII experience

Taku Kawarai, 101, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, recounts his World War II experience at a gathering in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2015. He arrived there in a wheelchair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Student wins prize for 9-year studies on cicadas

Ryuto Uchiyama, who researched about cicadas for nine years during his elementary and junior high school days, shows his reports in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 6, 2015. He won a prize in the junior high school division of the 55th natural science observation contest backed by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Passengers wait at east Japan airport to board Shanghai-bound plane

Passengers line up at Ibaraki Airport in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on March 13, 2015, to board a Shanghai-bound plane. The airport, also used by the Air Self-Defense Force, opened for business five years ago and has successfully boosted the number of passengers using it by adopting a low-cost policy mainly targeted at budget carriers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Passengers alight from plane at Ibaraki Airport, eastern Japan

Passengers alight from a plane at Ibaraki Airport in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on March 13, 2015. The number of passengers using the local airport is expected to increase to more than 500,000 in the year to March 2015 to hit an all-time annual high. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Noda expresses intention to send SDF unit to S. Sudan

OMITAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front L) and Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (2nd from L) attend an inspection ceremony at the Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2011. Noda indicated at the ceremony that his government will send a Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit to South Sudan in early 2012 to join U.N. peacekeeping operations. (Kyodo)

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Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 11, 2010, to mark its opening. The airport opened as the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana Airlines serving as the only regular flight at the initial stage. (Kyodo)

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Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - An extra flight by domestic budget carrier Skymark Airlines arrives at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, from Kobe on March 11, 2010, the opening day of the airport, the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area. South Korea's Asiana Airlines serves as the only regular flight from Seoul at the initial stage. (Kyodo)

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Retired ASDF planes to be on public display

MITO, Japan - A retired RF-4 scout airplane of the Air Self-Defense Force is set for an exhibition at Ibaraki airport park in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. The public exhibition is scheduled to start from July 23, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Airports seek ways to revitalize local economies through LCCs

OMITAMA, Japan - This photo taken on March 14, 2012, at Ibaraki airport in Ibaraki Prefecture shows passengers boarding an airplane from the ground without using a boarding bridge. The airport highlights low landing and facility usage fees in order to attract low-cost carriers. (Kyodo)

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Ibaraki Airport opens with concerns about profitability

OMITAMA, Japan - Passengers take photos after getting off a Skymark Airlines airplane at Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on its opening day on March 11, 2010. The airport, the third in the Tokyo metropolitan area, commenced operations without regular domestic flights, arousing concern about its profitability. (Kyodo)