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MOUNT IO

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 28, 2016
Mount Meru: for those who like to aim high
If Mount Everest is the iconic goddess of mountains, then Meru in the Indian Himalayas is the unattainable, unknowable bad-ass rock star, beckoning to a chosen few from an impossibly remote place high in the sky. Unlike Everest, Meru isn't famed for its legendary climbs and world records. New Zealand...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2016
Yamanashi vies for energy storage investment
A patch of land in the shadow of Mount Fuji is becoming a testing ground for energy storage, with some of Japan's leading companies trying to develop technologies such as spinning flywheels and fuel cells.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2016
Volcanic alert level for Mount Aso is lowered
The Meteorological Agency has lowered its alert level for Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, citing diminished volcanic activity following its explosive eruption in October.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2016
Pair die after slipping from Mount Fuji trail
Two people were found dead on Sunday and Monday near the top of 3,776-meter Mount Fuji after falling from a trail, police said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 27, 2016
Hiking Japan's autumn trails provides a great escape
Picture your workday, and then your week. Imagine the discomfort of the morning train or the slow crawl of traffic. Think about your place of work.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2016
Group of seven missing climbers found safe in Akita Prefecture
A group of seven people who went missing overnight Sunday on a mountain in Akita Prefecture were found safe Monday, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2016
After quakes, Kumamoto tourism industry takes another hit with eruption of Mount Aso
Still reeling from a series of earthquakes beginning in April, Kumamoto Prefecture is once again experiencing nature's fury, this time in the form of Mount Aso's eruption Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2016
Mount Fuji draws nearly 250,000 climbers in 2016
In Japan you won't escape the crowds by climbing Mount Fuji. A total of 248,461 people ascended above the eighth stations on the mountain's four approaches this season, up 6 percent from last year, the Environment Ministry has said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2016
Some 400 climbers may still be on erupting Indonesia volcano: officials
At least 389 climbers, including 333 foreigners, might be still on a volcano near the Indonesian resort island of Bali that had erupted Tuesday afternoon, government officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2016
Mourners mark two years since deadly Mount Ontake eruption
Victims' relatives and local officials gathered Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the eruption of Mount Ontake, which claimed 58 lives and left five people unaccounted in the nation's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 12, 2016
Drones monitor millions of pilgrims climbing Mount Arafat for hajj climax
Saudi authorities deployed drones to watch over nearly 2 million pilgrims as they descended Mount Arafat on Sunday and entered the hajj's final stages, part of stepped-up efforts to avoid a repeat of last year's crush amid an escalating war of words with Iran.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2016
More foreign tourists flocking to Fuji to soak in the sunrise
Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, is becoming an increasingly popular destination as tourism numbers continue to break records.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / PHOTO ESSAY
Aug 20, 2016
Kumano Kodo: a trek to Japan's sacred heart
Two photographers walk the nation's legendary pilgrimage route, capturing the eerie solitude of a spiritual path that still dwarfs humans
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2016
Daily lets Mount Fuji hikers publish, appear in own 'newspaper'
Tourists going to Mount Fuji can enjoy the fun of making a newspaper to chronicle their visit to the world heritage site, thanks to the daily Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2016
Kin of '85 JAL crash victims mark 31st anniversary of disaster
The victims of the world's deadliest single-plane crash are mourned on a steep mountainside in Gunma Prefecture to honor the lessons of JAL Flight 123.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2016
Washington prodded Boeing to help Japan probe deadly '85 JAL crash: former U.S. official
A U.S. attorney who was with the Justice Department at the time of the deadly 1985 Japan Airlines crash in Gunma Prefecture has said Washington pressured Boeing Co. to cooperate with Japan's investigation, rejecting suspicions across the Pacific that Washington sought to protect the plane maker.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2016
Mount Fuji trails in Shizuoka Prefecture open for season
This year's climbing season began on three trails for Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday, following a similar season opening on a trail in neighboring Yamanashi Prefecture nine days earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2016
Monk suspended from Enryakuji Temple after punching trainee in the face
Representatives from one of the nation's most important Buddhist temples admitted Thursday that a high-ranking monk hit a young trainee, rupturing his eardrum and earning a suspension.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jun 4, 2016
Forest horror led to an honor from 'foes'
As I write this in my home outside Kurohime, it's astonishing to realize it has been 36 years since I came to live in the hills of northern Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 4, 2016
Aviator dazzles Emperor; Poets inaugurate new national association; Beatles face press; Mount Unzen erupts
100 YEARS AGOWednesday, June 7, 1916
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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