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Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2025
» TOKYO — As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» TOKYO — The Australian embassy in Japan issued a warning to travellers to behave themselves after an Instagrammer drank offerings from a Japanese burial site, provoking widespread anger online.
Japanese climber, 102, sets Mount Fuji record
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» TOKYO — A 102-year-old Japanese man with a serious heart condition has been certified as the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji -- but still shrugged off the feat as nothing special.
Light rail line proposed for Mount Fuji
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2024
» TOKYO - A proposed light rail transit service connecting the foot of Mount Fuji to its fifth station would be capable of transporting 3.36 million passengers annually, a recent report by a local government showed.
Japan's flood of tourists prompts call to charge foreigners more
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/06/2024
» TOKYO - As the flood of overseas tourists shows no sign of slowing, complaints about overcrowding and poor behaviour by visitors are prompting some in Japan to look at ways of controlling the flow without losing income, including by charging higher prices for foreigners.
‘Unruly’ tourists lead town to block Fuji view
Kyodo News, Published on 30/04/2024
» A Japanese town began work on Tuesday to set up a large black screen to block the view of Mount Fuji at a popular photo spot in response to what it calls “unruly behaviour” from tourists.
Police arrest Japan taxi driver after running over pigeon
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» TOKYO - A Tokyo taxi driver was arrested for deliberately driving into a flock of pigeons and killing one, police said Tuesday, reportedly because he was angry that the birds were on the road.
Tourist hordes threaten Mount Fuji
Published on 09/09/2023
» FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan: On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Mount Fuji, depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants.
Japan's 'crying baby sumo' festival returns after pandemic
AFP, Published on 23/04/2023
» TOKYO - Dozens of bawling Japanese babies faced off Saturday in a traditional "crying sumo" ritual believed to bring the infants good health, which returned for the first time in four years after the pandemic.
Japanese ‘Happy Science’ cult leader dies
Published on 02/03/2023
» TOKYO: Ryuho Okawa, the leader of the Japanese “Happy Science” cult who claimed to be able to communicate with the spirits of everyone from Jesus to Donald Trump, died on Thursday aged 66, local media reported.