(2002 est. pop. 3.1 million). Ibaraki Prefecture is situated in the central region of Japan's island of Honshu, where it occupies an area of 6,095 square kilometers. Ibaraki's main geographical features are the Abukuma and Yamizo...

Ibaraki may refer to any of the following places in...

Some of Japan's most exciting innovations in advanced technology happen quietly in a prefecture just beyond the hustle and bustle of the capital. Tokyo tends to overshadow this prefecture of almost 3 million people, but in the laboratories and science parks of Ibaraki,...

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN a better time than now for overseas companies looking to set up operations in Japan, especially for those looking beyond the major urban centers. Regional governments are devising new, more aggressive ways to attract investors to compensate for the...