When does a trip become a defining memory? Whether it's the place, the energy or the company, here are five life-changing ...

Here, five writers inspire your wanderlust When was the last time a trip changed your life? Not just gave you a tan or a ...

On a freezing day in October 2019, Tetsu Shiohara, a stage 4 cancer patient, began livestreaming his solo climb of Mount Fuji. Lacking winter gear or safety equipment, he reached the summit—but never ...

People planning to visit Mount Fuji will be required to wear appropriate climbing gear ... with many lightly dressed climbers seen on the mountain last year. Local governments are seeking to address ...

TAGS: Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2024, shows climbers lining up for a photo at the Kengamine summit of Mt Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain ... dressed climbers seen on the ...

Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki stamp appeared in 1931 at Fukui station near the Sea of Japan coast, where stationmaster Kanichi Tominaga hit upon the idea of a ...

About 180 eruptions of Mount Fuji have been confirmed over the past 5,600 years. The last major one affecting what is now Tokyo occurred in 1707. In 2020, the government’s Central Disaster ...

The state of the world. What’s happening south of the border. The importance of voting. More than two million people cast their vote for the April 28 federal election in advance polls across ...

People watch fireworks during a fireworks show held at the foot of Mount Fuji in Yamanashi, Japan, April 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng) YAMANASHI, Japan, April 20 (Xinhua) -- When the bright and ...

There are many things that everyone wants to know about the premiere of the second season of ‘The Last of Us’ on Max. How Jackson’s people survive, what happened to Joel and Ellie ...

(250419) -- YAMANASHI, April 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A firework artist showcases fireworks during a fireworks show held at the foot of Mount Fuji in Yamanashi, Japan, April 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng ...

Opinions differ but I firmly believe that demonstrations and any form of public protests, especially loud ones in piazzas and streets, do work. Whether a few or multitudes attend, the authorities ...