Climbing Mount Fuji will now require a $27 fee and a test
Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.
Japanese man who spent nearly 50 years on death row to be compensated $1.44 mil.
A Japanese court has decided to pay some 217 million yen, or more than 1.44 million dollars, in compensation to a man who had ...
Japanese regional banks agree on cross-prefectural partnership
Three regional banks in central Japan have agreed to form a cross-prefectural business partnership. The arrangement is the ...
£20 fee launched to climb one of world's most famous mountain - 'too many tourists'
Japan's Mount Fuji introduces a £20 climbing fee and new restrictions to tackle overtourism and safety concerns.
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Hakamata gets ¥217M in compensation after acquittal in 1966 murder case
The amount is the biggest such compensation granted in the country, according to the lawyers of ex-boxer Iwao Hakamata, who ...
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Japan's Mount Fuji to Hike Entry Fees
Those heading to Mount Fuji later this year will be shelling out a bit more money to climb the iconic Japanese mountain.
A vehicle barrels into pedestrian space in central Japan, killing a schoolgirl
Officials say a vehicle struck four children riding bicycles on a street in central Japan, killing one and injuring the ...
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Three Japanese banks form alliance to fight population slump
Shizuoka Bank, Hachijuni Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank will work together to draw outside talent and funding into central ...