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YAMANASHI

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2019
Ruling bloc-backed candidate Kotaro Nagasaki wins Yamanashi gubernatorial election
Former House of Representatives member Kotaro Nagasaki won the Yamanashi Prefecture gubernatorial election Sunday with support from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 12, 2019
Old-fashioned wine techniques for a forward-looking region
In the countryside of Katsunuma, Yamanashi Prefecture, just north of Mount Fuji, a family-run operation has been making wine the old-fashioned way for almost 100 years: squeezing grapes by hand inside wooden presses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2018
Japanese winemakers look to boost global brand as EU trade deal brings opportunities and challenges
In Japan, Yamanashi is synonymous with wine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2018
In Yamanashi wine country, ancient shrine offers good luck charms with a tipple twist
Shrines typically sell good luck charms to visitors, but those from a shrine in Yamanashi Prefecture come with a twist and are gaining popularity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2018
Number of people living in flood-prone areas in Japan has risen 4.4% over 20 years, research shows
The number of households in areas designated as flood-prone by the central and local governments has soared 24.9 percent.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2018
21-year prison term upheld for ex-NHK reporter found guilty of raping three women
A high court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a former reporter for public broadcaster NHK to 21 years in prison for raping three women.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2018
'Workation' concept catching on in overworked Japan
Yoshimasa Higashihara, a 35-year-old worker at Japan Airlines Co., worked for half a day at a cafe while he was on vacation in Singapore this year, drafting documents for a corporate event that was scheduled to take place right after he returned from his vacation.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2018
Nine deaths and 28 injuries as summer leisure activities pick up pace
At least nine people died and 28 were injured across the nation Sunday during leisure activities on land and at sea, a tally shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2018
Mount Fuji trails in Shizuoka open for this year's climbing season
The climbing season for Mount Fuji got fully underway Tuesday with three trails in Shizuoka Prefecture opening to the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 7, 2018
Magazines indulge Japan's healthy obsession with staying spry
There has been a recent surge of articles in Japan's weekly magazines about diet, health and avoiding illnesses.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2018
No indictments over 2012 fatal tunnel collapse in Japan
Public prosecutors on Friday decided not to indict any of the 10 people accused of professional negligence over the collapse of an expressway tunnel that killed nine people and injured three others in Yamanashi Prefecture in December 2012.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2018
Former Japanese chip plant gets new life as cutting-edge winery
A former semiconductor plant in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan's main wine-producing region, has made a fresh start as a winery, with the company's owner driven to explore a new industry by fierce competition from Asian tech rivals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2017
Former head of expressway operator referred to prosecutors over 2012 tunnel collapse
The former president of an expressway operator was referred to prosecutors Thursday, together with other executives, over a 2012 tunnel collapse that killed nine people, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2017
Mount Fuji gets its first snowcap of the year
Mount Fuji donned a snowcap overnight Wednesday for the first time this season — 31 days later than last year — according to the city of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2017
Yamanashi mayor arrested for allegedly inflating test score of City Hall applicant
The mayor of Yamanashi was arrested Monday for allegedly falsifying the results of a municipal recruitment test last year to help an applicant land a job, the police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2017
Death penalty sought against Japanese man for alleged insurance murders in Manila
Prosecutors on Thursday demanded capital punishment for a Japanese man who allegedly plotted the murders of two compatriots in Manila in 2014 and 2015 in order to collect insurance payouts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2017
Drone pilot classes in demand as skilled operators needed for disaster response
Schools offering lessons in piloting drones are increasing in Japan as more seasoned operators are needed for industrial purposes such as logistics as well as disaster response.
JAPAN
May 15, 2017
Hiker awaiting Yamanashi chopper rescue fatally struck by debris possibly dislodged by rotors
A man who requested air rescue from a mountainous area in Yamanashi Prefecture was fatally struck Sunday by stones and tree debris possibly dislodged by the hovering chopper's prop wash, local police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2017
Jewelers in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture boosting sales in Asia
Small and medium-size jewelry makers in Yamanashi Prefecture are expanding their sales in other parts of Asia on the back of growing demand, with their techniques and designs hailed widely in China and elsewhere in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2017
Ex-NHK reporter issued fresh arrest warrant over third case of rape
A former NHK reporter charged in two rapes was served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday on suspicion of committing a third, police said.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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