Ibaraki (Page 2)
Survey picks Japan’s most attractive prefectures – Familiar spots at top and bottom of rankings
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Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2021 - Tweet
Japanese police reminding drivers not to perform the illegal “Ibaraki Dash” maneuver
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Master Blaster
Sep 24, 2021
- Japan
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English teacher arrested in Japan for smuggling cannabis oil inside hair treatment bottles
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Scott Wilson
Jun 5, 2021
- Japan
- (crime • Ibaraki • illegal • illegal drugs • Japanese law • Japanese society • Tsukuba)
Ibaraki Prefecture health center warns to “not eat with foreigners” to prevent spreading COVID
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Scott Wilson
May 22, 2021
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • discrimination • Ibaraki • itako)
Blue heaven as Nemophila flowers come into bloom in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2021
Samurai’s severed head moved in Tokyo, earthquake occurs at his body in Ibaraki
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Oona McGee
Dec 2, 2020
“More care than a nuclear weapon” required to restore the burial mound dedicated to Japan’s most vengeful spirit.
Japanese houses that cost just US$28,000 thrill the Internet, also break its heart
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Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2020
To prevent heatstroke and COVID-19, Ibaraki vending machines dispense free cold water to students
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Ingrid Tsai
Aug 31, 2020
The vending machines have been set up at 14 different elementary and middle schools in Tsukubamirai city.
- Japan
- (COVID-19 • disease prevention • health • heat prevention • heat stroke • Ibaraki • summer • Tsukubamirai • vending machine)
Ibaraki Airport mulls name change to “Tokyo Ibaraki Airport” despite not being in Tokyo
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Master Blaster
Jun 1, 2020
- Japan
- (airports • business • Ibaraki • Ibaraki Airport • marketing • nickname • Tokyo • Tokyo Ibaraki Airport • travel)
Japanese netizens puzzle over weird coronavirus crime — a theft of over 3,000 gallons of water
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Katy Kelly
May 15, 2020
The water was swiped from a karaoke enterprise that closed up shop during the self-isolation period.
- Japan
- (crime • Ibaraki • self-isolation • stay at home • theft • water • weird)
Japanese students skip school to protest their re-opening amid growing number of COVID-19 cases
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Eli Pang
Apr 18, 2020
To protect themselves and their families, these students didn’t hesitate at all to take action.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • education • high school • Ibaraki • society)
Face to face with Ibaraki’s giant Daidarabotchi, not so bad after all and a bit of a looker
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Master Blaster
Sep 12, 2019
Meet Ibaraki Prefecture’s Virtual YouTuber representative Hiyori Ibara, winning hearts everywhere
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Dale Roll
May 18, 2019
- Japan
- (cute • funny • Hiyori Ibara • Ibaraki • mascot • virtual YouTubers)
Restaurant in Ibaraki Prefecture serves up tripe stew in an unconventional dish
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Shannon McNaught
Mar 22, 2019
Why waste your time spooning tripe stew into dishes when you can just pour it out?
Ibaraki Prefecture marketing chief regarding their capital city: “Mito sucks! Die!”
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Master Blaster
Jan 14, 2019
Internet tackles the mystery of why there are no monkeys in Ibaraki Prefecture
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Master Blaster
Nov 19, 2018
Can the collective Internet come up with a possible solution, or just crack a bunch of monkey jokes?
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