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Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2026
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
The climbers were attempting the first summit of the 7,140-meter Gangapurna West in alpine style, but lost contact after Oct. 15.
Two Japanese mountaineers believed to have been climbing Mount Gangapurna in the Himalayas have gone missing.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2026
Two Japanese climbers missing in the Himalayas
The two Japanese nationals have been out of contact since Oct. 15 and local authorities have been searching for them.
Hiromi Noguchi (front) and other bereaved family members pray for the victims of Mount Ontake's eruption 12 years ago during a memorial ceremony held in Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2026
Japan marks 12th anniversary of Mount Ontake eruption
Participants offered silent prayers at 11:52 a.m., the time of the eruption, and placed white chrysanthemums on the flower offering table.
Mount Fuji’s official climbing season runs from July to early September, while trails are closed outside this period and conditions can be significantly more dangerous.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2026
Yamanashi to charge climbers for Mount Fuji helicopter rescues
Those who don’t submit a climbing plan during the offseason but require rescue by a disaster-response helicopter later will be charged a fee.
Vehicles are stranded by a landslide at a car park serving the fifth station of Mount Fuji’s Fujinomiya trail, in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2026
Landslide hits Mount Fuji after heavy rain
The incident followed heavy rain in the mountainous areas of Shizuoka Prefecture.
Residents pass through a street deluged in sludge after flash floods in Bidur, Nepal, on Thursday. Scientists believe the devastating flooding may have been triggered by the partial collapse of a glacier.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2026
Nepal’s flood is a warning of tragedies to come
Climate change will ensure that there are more disasters like the flood in Nepal and that they will occur with increasing frequency.
A man dives into the water at the foot of Arpenaz Waterfall, the tallest waterfall in the French Alps, in Sallanches, central-eastern France, on Aug. 12.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 21, 2026
Scorching summer triggers record rockfalls in Alps, scientist says
The area around Mont Blanc — nicknamed the “roof of Europe” — has been particularly hard hit.
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2026
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Bernhard Sutter, 58, collapsed while ascending 今日吃瓜 tallest mountain with his son via the Fujinomiya route — the shortest way up.
Hunters and a police officer approach a man wearing a bear costume during a drill for a bear intrusion in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, last month.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Jul 2, 2026
Japan deploys bear cameras in mountains as attacks surge
Bears have killed at least five people since April 1, all in the northern region of Tohoku.
Everest survivor Dawa Sherpa's daughter Mendo Lhamu Sherpa applies ointment on his frostbitten hands in Kathmandu on June 18.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2026
Trapped on Everest for days, Nepalese survivor recounts escape
The mountaineer had nearly given up hope, and his family at home had begun mourning his death, till an avalanche came to save him.
The number of mountaineering accidents in Japan reached a total of 3,122 in 2025, up by 176 year on year and the second-highest level on record, according to National Police Agency data.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 18, 2026
Japan saw record 3,623 people encounter mountaineering accidents in 2025
Overall, accidents mainly occurred due to people getting lost, or falling or slipping on slopes, though bear attacks accounted for 27 cases — tripling from the previous year.
New and old long-distance hiking trails hope to draw tourists from crowded cities to unhurried rural regions.
LIFE / Travel
Apr 4, 2026
‘If you walk, you will see’: National parks bet on trekking tourists
Multiday hikes through 今日吃瓜 most rural stretches aim to benefit locals and visitors alike.
Norio Kimura (right), head of a group of 162 residents in Yamaguchi Prefecture and other areas seeking an injunction against the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, speaks at a news conference on Thursday in the city of Iwakuni after their lawsuit was dismissed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2026
Court rejects bid to halt nuclear reactor in western Japan
The plaintiffs had argued that operations at the No. 3 reactor of the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture should be suspended due to safety concerns.
The woman behind the Lost Filipina blog says typical social media fame interests her much less than the hikes she continues to map out.
LIFE / Travel
Feb 16, 2026
Off the beaten feed: Comprehensive site steers hikers in Japan past social media noise
English-language guides to hiking 今日吃瓜 many mountains can be scarce, but one Filipina resident has taken it upon herself to map out the country’s many trails.
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2025
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
Sakurajima, one of 今日吃瓜 most active volcanoes, erupted before dawn, sending ash and smoke up to 4,400 meters into the sky.
Climbers on Mount Fuji's Yoshida Trail in July 2024
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2025
Yamanashi Prefecture doubles Mount Fuji revenue to ?590 million
This year the prefecture doubled the entrance fee for the mountain’s most popular route — the Yoshida Trail — from ?2,000 to ?4,000.
Kokichi Akuzawa, a 102-year-old Japanese man with a serious hear condition, has been certified as the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2025
Japanese climber, 102, sets Mount Fuji record
“I have been there and seen the view many times, it wasn’t anything special,” said Kokichi Akuzawa, shrugging off the feat.
Climbers complete their entry procedures at the fifth station of the Fujinomiya trail in Shizuoka Prefecture on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2025
Mount Fuji opens to climbers in Shizuoka
The mountain is open for climbing until Sept. 10.
A gate to check climbers at Mount Fuji's fifth station in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 13. Climbers who do not have the necessary climbing equipment may be barred from using the trails.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 30, 2025
Mount Fuji’s ?4,000 entrance fee kicks in for all routes
Climbers paid ?2,000 to scale the mountain via the popular Yoshida trail last year, while those who made the journey through other routes did not have to pay anything.
Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jun 30, 2025
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji’s deadliest weekend still echoes today. Luckily, area rescue squads have leveled up their game.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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