Missing kids found safe after night on mountain

National 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. The boy and girl, both from Joei Gakuen Elementary School, reportedly got separated from their group Monday while hiking on ...

Mountaineer Miura to tackle Everest at 80

National Jan 19, 2013

Mountaineer Miura to tackle Everest at 80

by Takeshi Ozawa

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. "It may be that I can surpass some human limits," Miura said when he announced the challenge, ...