TRAVEL
Mt. Fuji Claims Four Victims as Hiking Season Starts
Four people have died this year already on Mt. Fuji and even more have needed rescuing. (And the victims don't appear to…
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TRAVEL
Four people have died this year already on Mt. Fuji and even more have needed rescuing. (And the victims don't appear to…
TRAVEL
This is why we can't have nice things: an influx of tourism is forcing officials to close off an iconic picture spot…
SOCIETY
It promises to be a true bullet train, traversing seven prefectures in 40 minutes. But will the new Shinkansen ever see the…
TRAVEL
To prevent overtourism, Shizuoka Prefecture wants to charge users of its three Mt. Fuji trailheads. The problem? It doesn't own them.
TRAVEL
Thanks to overtourism, climbing Mt. Fuji is tougher than ever. Here are some less taxing alternative viewing locations.
LGBTQ
In Japan, legal gender status can only be changed following surgery and sterilization. A court decision now calls this unconstitutional.
LAW & CRIME
The person to ever sit the longest on death row - 55 years - is still alive in Japan. And attorneys say…
FOOD
June 29th is "Tsukudani Day," a minor holiday for the fish-and-seaweed dish. It's also the food that saved shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu's life.