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MOUNTAIN CLIMBING

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 29, 2020
Christmas on Everest: Nothing stirs, not even a mouse
Why climb Mount Everest during the winter off-season? To have the most majestic vista on Earth all to yourself.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 30, 2019
Cold, crowd-free, breathtaking: Mount Yari out of season
Why do hikers leave the warmth of the city for Kamikochi during off-season?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2019
Mount Fuji in off-season not to be trifled with
Go ahead and climb Mount Fuji in winter, but know what you're getting into.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 26, 2019
Nagano's famed Jonen mountain hut celebrates 100 years of stunning vistas
First opened in 1919, the Jonen-goya mountain hut is still going strong at 100 — offering adventurous hikers in Nagano Prefecture's Japan Alps a place to rest and recharge.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 1, 2019
As Mount Fuji opens for business, brush up on your Japanese hiking terms
Make sure you know your 'chu014dju014d' from your 'fumoto,' and which trail is right for you on Japan's most famous landmark.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2019
Everest's deadly toll has a commercial solution
Letting the private sector manage the world's highest mountain would reduce overcrowding and improve safety.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 19, 2019
Top day and multiday hikes in the Japan Alps
With everything from breathtaking alpine vistas to relaxing hot springs, the Japan Alps have numerous hiking options for people of all levels.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 6, 2019
Wes Lang and his quest to climb Japan's top 100 mountains
A love of hiking inspired avid mountaineer Wes Lang to scale all of Japan's hyakumeizan (100 top mountains). Now, he's co-written a comprehensive and user-friendly guidebook to hiking in Japan to inspire everyone else.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 13, 2018
Mountain High: Junko Tabei's adventures at the top of the world
Junko Tabei was a pioneering alpinist who dramatically changed the landscape of mountaineering around the world. Previously available only in Japanese, excerpts of her writing have been translated and compiled into 'Honouring High Places,' a beautifully illustrated retrospective.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 28, 2016
Mount Meru: for those who like to aim high
If Mount Everest is the iconic goddess of mountains, then Meru in the Indian Himalayas is the unattainable, unknowable bad-ass rock star, beckoning to a chosen few from an impossibly remote place high in the sky. Unlike Everest, Meru isn't famed for its legendary climbs and world records. New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary never attempted to climb it (if he did, he kept it a secret) and the mountaineers who rise to the challenge are not the type seeking personal glory. In fact, most people aren't aware of its existence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2016
Northern Alps accidents bring Golden Week climbing fatalities to five
Four men were found dead Monday in the Northern Alps straddling Nagano, Gifu and Toyama prefectures, police said, bringing the tally for climbing fatalities during Golden Week to five since Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 4, 2015
On mountain peaks and tourist trash
Discussing Mount Hayachine, ethnologist Kunio Yanagita observed that it stood on, "a somewhat different plane from the normal world." This could be a description of mountains in general, a landscape where we may experience nature in the raw, and even at times, a numinous presence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 6, 2014
Two climbers die of exposure, others rescued from Japan Alps
Two men died of exposure while climbing a mountain in the Northern Alps in central Japan, police said Tuesday, as a string of mountain-climbing accidents were reported across the nation on the last day of the Golden Week holiday period.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2013
Missing kids found safe after night on mountain
Two sixth-graders from the city of Osaka were found safe Tuesday after they strayed away from a school outing on a mountain the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2013
Mountaineer Miura to tackle Everest at 80
Veteran alpinist Yuichiro Miura has set his sights on a target no one has ever achieved — reaching the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80.
Japan’s young workers head abroad as huge wage gap persists
The departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Now with inflation at its strongest in decades, Japanese are starting to realize that years of static wages leave many of them budgeting each month before their next pay check.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
EVs head for junkyard as mechanic shortage inflates repair costs
An AA patrol for electric vehicles in Birmingham, England. Fewer than 10% of the U.K.’s 236,000 auto mechanics are qualified to work directly on EV batteries or their cases, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as 'escalation'
Missiles are showcased in a parade marking Iran's National Army Day in Tehran on April 18, 2023.
Death-row inmates' lawsuit targeting same-day notifications of executions dismissed
Two plaintiffs filed a lawsuit with Osaka District Court in hopes of sparking a wider discussion on the rights of death row prisoners.
For Modi, the Indian election is less about winning and more about by how much
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
Ohtani’s dizzying three weeks end in exoneration by authorities
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during a spring training game on March 12.
How ‘winged’ gyōza took flight from a Tokyo suburb
The creator of "hanetsuki gyōza" is Isao Yagi, and his restaurant, Nihao, can be found right on the border of Tokyo and Kawasaki in Ota Ward.
How Ippei Mizuhara allegedly wired millions from Shohei Ohtani’s account
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, in December at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California

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