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The victim reportedly told police she couldn't run away immediately because she was afraid of her roommate, according to a news report.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2026
Woman arrested over allegedly sewing roommate’s lips together
Police said the incident came to light after the victim fled to a nearby store, showing a piece of paper with a message on it seeking help.
Megumi Akama, 40, was found guilty of murdering a resident of an elderly care home by injecting air into the victim's intravenous drip tube while she was working at the facility in 2020.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2026
Ex-care home worker in Ibaraki gets 20 years for killing elderly resident
Megumi Akama, 40, was found guilty of injecting air into the victim’s intravenous drip tube while she was working at the facility in 2020.
Seismic intensity information about Tuesday evenning's earthquake
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2026
Magnitude 5.5 quake jolts Tokyo area
The quake, measuring a lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture at 7:46 p.m. There was no threat of a tsunami.
Toyoji Sudo, mayor of Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, was found dead early Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2026
Mayor of Ibaraki city found dead in drainage ditch
Ibaraki Prefectural Police believe, based on surrounding circumstances, that Toyoji Sudo killed himself.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures on Wednesday morning.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2026
JMA warns of potential tremors throughout the week after magnitude 5.0 quake
There is no threat of a tsunami, and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage following the temblor, whose epicenter was in southern Ibaraki Prefecture.
Three Brazilian nationals were arrested for allegedly stealing a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 SUV in the city of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, last December.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2026
Three Brazilian nationals arrested after luxury Toyota car theft case
Authorities believe the trio has stolen a total of about 50 vehicles in Tokyo and seven other prefectures, targeting high-end vehicles.
Operations on East Japan Railway's Joban Line were suspended, with an electronic display showing "Preparing to restart" at Ueno Station in Tokyo, on Friday morning.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2026
JR Joban Line service resumes after power outage at Ueno Station
Services were resumed in the early afternoon, East Japan Railway said.
According to the Ibaraki Prefectural Police, the suspect in a recent murder case repeatedly called the mobile phone of the 31-year-old victim and tried to find her in and after October.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 22, 2026
Ex-boyfriend arrested on suspicion of murdering pregnant woman in Mito
Four days before being fatally stabbed, the victim called the prefectural police to talk about being stalked but hung up without providing her information, the police said.
Egg prices in Japan are soaring this season amid the spread of bird flu.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2025
Bird flu case confirmed at Ibaraki poultry farm
The outbreak at a farm in Shirosato will lead to the culling of about 970,000 egg-laying chickens, the largest such action in the country this season.
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 8, 2025
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
Using aluminum cans as his medium, the Tsukuba-based British artist creates intricate sculptures that take months or longer to complete.
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 17, 2025
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
It may be adequate for some residents’ purposes, but when the chips are down, many will be shocked at just how few protections it offers.
Former lawmaker Akira Ishii has been indicted without arrest for alleged fraud involving state-paid salaries of a secretary.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
Akira Ishii, former lawmaker, indicted without arrest over alleged fraud
Ishii is alleged to have defrauded the state of some ¥8 million by registering a male relative as a public secretary.
Police have arrested a 75-year-old woman after she allegedly confessed to keeping her adult daughter's body in a freezer for 20 years.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2025
Woman in Japan arrested for keeping daughter’s body in freezer for 20 years
Keiko Mori, 75, told police the body was that of her daughter who was born in 1975. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.
A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, Jon Heese naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 2007 and embarked upon a career in local politics the following year.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 8, 2025
Canadian-born politician tackles Ibaraki’s issues big and small
After being elected to four terms in the Tsukuba Municipal Assembly, Jon Heese now serves as a prefectural assemblyman — and one of Ibaraki Prefecture’s biggest cheerleaders.
An Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter crashed into the ocean off Ibaraki Prefecture during a training exercise on Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2025
ASDF fighter crashes off Ibaraki Prefecture
The sole pilot on board ejected from the aircraft and was taken to a hospital after being rescued by an ASDF helicopter. The pilot is not injured.
Police officers investigate the area where six passersby were allegedly attacked by a knife-wielding man in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Monday evening.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2025
Six injured in stabbing spree in Ibaraki Prefecture
The victims, between the ages of 27 and 75, are all conscious and their injuries are not life-threatening, Ibaraki Prefectural Police said.
The incubation period of “severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome” (SFTS) ranges from 6 days to 2 weeks, with symptoms including fever and diarrhea. It has a fatality rate of 27%.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2025
Tick-borne disease cases, with one death, confirmed in Kanto region
Of particular concern is SFTS, which is primarily transmitted through ticks infected with the virus and has a fatality rate of 27%.
The Tokyo District Court has issued an order to the government to pay ¥1.2 million ($8,300) in damages to two overstayers who got sick while they were held at a detention center.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2025
Government ordered to compensate overstayers who got sick in detention
The Tokyo District Court held the government responsible over the deterioration of health of the two men — one Iranian, the other Turkish — at an immigration detention facility.
Saitama Prefectural Police headquarters. A man was arrested in the city of Saitama on Monday by the prefectural police on suspicion of murdering a woman seven years ago.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2025
Saitama man arrested for alleged murder of woman in 2018
Jun Saito is suspected of killing Kaho Miyamoto in his apartment on Jan. 4, 2018.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visits the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI technology in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
May 19, 2025
Ishiba to revamp strategy to industrialize quantum tech
Quantum technology is “expected to become a new industrial pillar of our country, and also important for economic security,” the prime minister told reporters.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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