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Stuck in Japan amid pandemic, trio of South American artists find fame and sisterhood

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.

JR Central uses test ride to show off updated maglev shinkansen

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.

Japan's local governments advance hanko-free procedures

National Oct 14, 2020

Japan's local governments advance hanko-free procedures

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.

Yamanashi pushes back against Japan's drive to ditch personal seals

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.

Mount Fuji observes first snowfall of the season

National Sep 28, 2020

Mount Fuji observes first snowfall of the season

Monday's snowfall, the first this autumn, occurred two days earlier than usual and 24 days earlier than last year.

Mount Fuji to be closed to climbers this summer due to virus

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 ...

7-Eleven employee in Yamanashi tests positive for coronavirus as separate case is linked to meningitis

National Mar 8, 2020

7-Eleven employee in Yamanashi tests positive for coronavirus as separate case is linked to meningitis

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 ...

After 300 years, is majestic Mount Fuji 'on standby' for next eruption?

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 ...

7-year-old girl still missing after police end 16-day-long search in Yamanashi Prefecture

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.”

Hunt for missing 7-year-old girl continues in Yamanashi and Kanagawa as family releases picture

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 ...

Search continues for 7-year-old girl missing from Yamanashi Prefecture camp site

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, ...

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