Asia Pacific / Science & Health Dec 6, 2021
Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune on the island, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread.
World Sep 13, 2021
Scientists scramble to harvest ice cores vital to climate study as glaciers melt
by Cassandra Garrison, Clare Baldwin and Marco Hernandez
The realization glaciers are disappearing faster than expected is prompting renewed urgency, causing those who specialize in harvesting ice cores to accelerate missions.
National Aug 11, 2021
More climbers stranded as pandemic boosts appeal of Nagano's mountains
Climbing is gaining traction as a leisure activity that can be enjoyed without entering a close-contact setting that increases the risk of coronavirus infection.
National Jul 25, 2021
For a year, the peak of Japan's iconic Mount Fuji was off-limits because of the pandemic.
Business / Corporate Jul 16, 2021
Japan’s cult outdoor brand wants you to test its high-end tents
by Shoko Oda and Komaki Ito
Snow Peak's president acknowledges the company’s price point may deter some shoppers, but says it reflects the goods’ quality and lifetime warranty.
National Jul 1, 2021
Mount Fuji opens to climbers for summer after closure amid virus
With virus countermeasures in place, the most popular of the four routes up the 3,776-meter volcano was opened on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the world heritage site.
Asia Pacific Jun 5, 2021
Lakpa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest seven times. But he says this year's season, which was marked by the coronavirus, cyclones and misinformation, was the most challenging of his career.
More Sports May 22, 2021
Claiming the summit without reaching the top
by John Branch
Revelations from a team of respected researchers have thrust a question into the open: Has anyone ever reached the top of all the world's 8,000 meter peaks?
World / Science & Health Nov 25, 2020
Climate scientists turn Mount Everest into a lab
by Eric Roston
Climate science started on mountaintops. John Tyndall was a mid-19th-century British scientist and devoted mountaineer who scaled several Continental peaks, making the first recorded trip up Switzerland's Weisshorn. He sketched out the glaciers he saw there, and how they moved. By 1859, he’d become ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Nov 10, 2020
Scientists watch as glaciers in China melt at 'shocking' pace
by Martin Quin Pollard
Glaciers in China's bleak Qilian mountains are disappearing at a shocking rate as global warming brings unpredictable change and raises the prospect of crippling, long-term water shortages, scientists say. The largest glacier in the 800-kilometer (500-mile) mountain chain on the arid northeastern edge of the ...
National | Regional Voices: Tohoku Oct 30, 2020
Due to depopulation and changing lifestyles, residents no longer take proper care of mountains, which some believe is causing bears to roam further.
National Sep 28, 2020
Monday's snowfall, the first this autumn, occurred two days earlier than usual and 24 days earlier than last year.