A man has been indicted for allegedly injuring his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter by putting her in a washing machine and turning it on. The Mito District Public Prosecutors Office in Ibaraki Prefecture did not disclose whether Hideaki Masui, 30, had admitted to the allegation. The incident in May left the…
Police in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, have arrested a 26-year-old woman and her 45-year-old common-law husband on suspicion of assault after they fired an air gun at their elementary school daughter. Asuka Kaneda and her common-law husband, Yasuaki Watanabe, are accused of injuring the child at the end of May, Kyodo…
Solar flares massive explosions on the sun's surface which recently have been occurring at an increasing rate have resulted in auroras being observed in areas of Japan where the natural light displays are rarely seen. The phenomena, which cause geomagnetic storms that disrupt the planet's magnetic field, have…
A crossbow arrow was fired at a large truck on the Joban Expressway in Kasumigaura City, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Wednesday. The driver, a man in his 20s, was not injured, police said. The incident occurred at around 6 p.m., NHK reported. The truck was in the northbound lane heading toward.…