KOGA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Standing tall and proud ... This is KDDI Corp.’s Yamata Transmitting Station, the nation’s only facility broadcasting shortwave radio programs to overseas listeners.

MITO—Cyclists can now bring their unbagged bicycles onto weekend and holiday trains on the JR Joban Line between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Tsuchiura Station in Ibaraki Prefecture. The Mito ...