Toyoji Sudo, mayor of Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, was found dead in a drainage ditch early Monday in the town of Yachiyo, also in the prefecture. Ibaraki Prefectural Police believe, based on ...

The manager of a well-known glassware company said all of its staff were in "floods of tears" as it finally closed after nearly four decades in business. Bristol Blue Glass Factory announced back in ...

Participants listen to a man from Bangladesh, center, speak about the challenges faced by foreign nationals living in Japan, in the city of Mito on May 17, 2026. (Mainichi/Keiko Suzuki) MITO -- At an ...

Investors’ pursuit of the companies supplying key materials to the artificial intelligence build-out is powering an epic rally in shares of chip makers. Other companies caught in the frenzy include a ...

A well-known glassware company is set to close due to rising costs as bosses have said they are "heartbroken". Bristol Blue Glass said in a statement posted online that increasing rental costs, fuel ...

A local government's plan to reward people with around 10,000 yen for reporting businesses hiring illegal foreign workers has sparked controversy, with some concerned that it could foster ...

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake, measuring lower 5 on Japan’s shindo seismic intensity scale, struck Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures at 10:06 a.m. on Wednesday. There is no threat of a tsunami, and there ...

A huge fire at the Fuyao Glass America plant in Moraine burned for hours Sunday night and small flames and smoke can still be seen coming from the roof Monday morning. Fire crews were still pouring ...

Ibaraki does not always get the spotlight when people talk about traveling in Japan, but it is home to some truly classic Japanese foods. Located just northeast of Tokyo, it is an easy side trip from ...

TOKYO—Imagine a sheet made of microscopic glass fibers, woven by a former silk maker and thinner than a human hair. A shortage of this material—essential in artificial-intelligence chips—is looming ...

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Meta is giving Corning up to $6 billion for fiber-optic cable in its AI data centers, in a deal reported first by CNBC. Famous for making iPhone glass for Apple, the 175-year-old U.S. company is now ...