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Fuji traffic jam to grow even worse this season
Fujiyoshida :: Japan | 6 hours ago
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Mount Fuji will likely see its summer traffic jam of hikers get even worse this year thanks to its expected addition to the World Heritage list. A symbol of Japan, the 3,776-meter peak is widely expected to be approved for the list at the 37th
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Fuji-bound hikers face summer fees
Kōfu :: Japan | 6 days ago
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Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures will collect entrance fees from people seeking to climb Mount Fuji on a trial basis this summer. Yamanashi Gov. Shomei Yokouchi told reporters Wednesday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko that the prefecture wants to
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National › Yamanashi, Shizuoka discourage speed climbs of Mt Fuji
Yamanashi :: Japan | 14 days ago
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The Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectural governments are appealing to tour companies offering fast climbs of Mt Fuji to voluntarily cease and desist, due to safety concerns because of overcrowding. Yamanashi Gov Shomei Yokouchi visited the Japan
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Kin of expressway tunnel collapse victims sue operator
Yokohama :: Japan | 1 month ago
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A group of parents filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking ¥890 million in damages from Central Nippon Expressway Co., operator of a tunnel that collapsed in December and killed nine people. In the suit filed at the Yokohama District Court, the families of
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4 Climber dead in Japan, 2 still missing due to heavy snow on mountains
TOKYO: Four climbers bit the dust over the span of Saturday and Sunday and two others are absent on mountains incorporating Mount Fuji in mid Japan, police and news reports stated Monday.
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National › 4 killed in mountain accidents over the weekend
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 month ago
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Three died in avalanches while a fourth was found dead on Mt Fuji, police said. Acording to police and rescue officials, the body of a 56-year-old woman was found on Mt Shirouma in Nagano Prefecture on Sunday morning. Fuji TV reported that she was
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Buffs re-enact famous 1553 battle
Kōfu :: Japan | 1 month ago
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Some 780 history buffs in samurai attire re-enacted a famous battle from the mid-16th century Sunday in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture. The 1553 Battle of Kawanakajima actually took place in Nagano Prefecture, but because Fuefuki has a district with
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Crime › Man held for slashing son, daughter with knife
Yamanashi :: Japan | 4 months ago
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A 38-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday night for allegedly slashing his elementary school-aged children with a knife at their Minami-Alps home in Yamanashi Prefecture. The man, who has been named as Hiroshi Kono, is alleged to have slashed the
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Sasago Tunnel May Be Fully Reopened by Late Feb.
Jíjí :: Taiwan | 5 months ago
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aims to fully reopen the Tokyo-bound section of the Chuo Expressway's Sasago Tunnel by late February after repairs are completed in the aftermath of the fatal collapse last month of its concrete ceiling, it was learned Wednesday. Work may begin this
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Surviving tunnel given two-way refit
Otsuki :: Japan | 6 months ago
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Because the outbound side of the damaged Sasago Tunnel is a two-lane artery as well, Central Nippon Expressway Co. converted it for use in both directions as a stopgap measure after removing the ceiling tiles in the outbound tunnel. The speed limit
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