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CLIMBERS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2018
Three climbers dead, four hurt in accident on Mount Amida in Nagano
The seven Kansai alpinists were all roped together during their snowy ascent in the popular Yatsugatake mountain range straddling Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures when the lead climber slipped.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2017
Japanese climber rescued in Northern Alps eight days after vanishing on solo trek
A 76-year-old hiker was rescued Friday eight days after setting off alone to explore the Northern Alps, the police said.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2016
Group of seven missing climbers found safe in Akita Prefecture
A group of seven people who went missing overnight Sunday on a mountain in Akita Prefecture were found safe Monday, police said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2015
Yosemite climbers make final push to top of El Capitan
Two climbers trying to scale a sheer granite face of the 3,000-foot (900-meter) El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park without climbing tools made a final push toward the summit on Wednesday, hoping to reach the top by late afternoon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2015
Yosemite climbers expect to reach top of El Capitan on Wednesday
Two climbers trying to become the first to scale a 3,000-foot (900-meter) face of the El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park in California without bolts or climbing tools believe they will reach the top on Wednesday, representatives said.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2014
Mandatory climbing plans eyed for volcanoes
Municipalities overseeing Mount Ontake and another local volcano may start requiring climbers to file advance trekking plans, after Japan's deadliest postwar eruption.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2013
Three South Koreans die while hiking in Japan Alps
Four men believed to be members of a climbing group from South Korea are found collapsed in the Central Japan Alps, and three are later confirmed dead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2013
Pick peaks within your ability, climbers urged
Now that it's summer climbing season, police and rescue teams are urging potential climbers to choose mountains and routes appropriate for their ability and strength amid an increase in mountain accidents.
JAPAN
May 29, 2013
Exhaustion felled noted Japanese climber, her Sherpa says
Mountaineer Chizuko Kono died of exhaustion last week while climbing in the Himalayas, while a Spanish climber was killed by an avalanche on the same mountain, Kono's Sherpa and Nepalese officials said Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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