National Jan 4, 2021
Stuck in Japan amid pandemic, trio of South American artists find fame and sisterhood
by Tomohiro Osaki
Teresa Currea, Clara Campos and Oriana Marin have fostered lifelong friendships and even become local celebrities.
Business / Corporate Oct 19, 2020
JR Central uses test ride to show off updated maglev shinkansen
The new magnetically levitated bullet train service will link Tokyo and Osaka at speeds of up to 500 kilometers per hour once completed.
National Oct 14, 2020
As of the end of September, the municipal government of Fukuoka made the use of hanko unnecessary for some 3,800 types of administrative procedure documents.
National Oct 6, 2020
Yamanashi pushes back against Japan's drive to ditch personal seals
The prefectural assembly said hanko have been undeservedly pilloried for blocking efforts to promote remote working.
National Sep 28, 2020
Monday's snowfall, the first this autumn, occurred two days earlier than usual and 24 days earlier than last year.
National May 18, 2020
Mount Fuji to be closed to climbers this summer due to virus
For the first time it at least 60 years, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures opt to not open all four trails to the top of the iconic mountain.
National Apr 2, 2020
Infant girl in serious condition after COVID-19 infection, Yamanashi officials say
A baby girl under a year old was rushed to hospital Wednesday after her heart stopped beating, and was then found to be infected with the novel coronavirus, according to the Yamanashi Prefectural Government. Doctors managed to revive her but she remains in a serious ...
National Mar 8, 2020
A worker at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Yamanashi Prefecture has contracted the new coronavirus, the company said on Sunday. The unit of retail group Seven & I Holdings said it temporarily closed the store for cleaning and disinfection after the infection was confirmed on ...
National Jan 3, 2020
After 300 years, is majestic Mount Fuji 'on standby' for next eruption?
by Tomohiro Osaki
Snow-capped, symmetrically cone-shaped and awe-inspiringly tall, Mount Fuji has for centuries provided Japanese with something of a spiritual backbone, attracting hundreds of thousands of climbers every year. But often overshadowed by its beauty is the fact that the mountain straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures is ...
National Oct 7, 2019
7-year-old girl still missing after police end 16-day-long search in Yamanashi Prefecture
“We did all we could in the search,” local police chief Hisashi Inoue said. “We’re sorry that we couldn’t find her.”
National Oct 2, 2019
Hunt for missing 7-year-old girl continues in Yamanashi and Kanagawa as family releases picture
Yamanashi Prefecture authorities continued their search on Wednesday for a 7 year-old-girl who went missing last month, as family members released a photo of her taken on the day she vanished. Misaki Ogura, a first grader from the city of Narita, Chiba Prefecture, disappeared on ...
National Sep 24, 2019
Search continues for 7-year-old girl missing from Yamanashi Prefecture camp site
Police and rescuers on Tuesday continued to search for a 7-year-old girl who went missing three days ago at a mountain-side campsite in Yamanashi Prefecture. Misaki Ogura, a first grader from Narita, Chiba Prefecture, arrived at the site in the village of Doshi on Saturday, ...