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Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system to bring climbers to the mountain, Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki ...

On October 31, 2024, remarkable images captured a snowless summit of Mount Fuji, diverging from its typical early October snow cover. This iconic Japanese landmark often symbolizes natural beauty and ...

Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to be medium- or small-scale ones.

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Beneath the cherry blossoms of Hiroshima, memories of devastation linger — but so does hope. This exclusive extract from Six Minutes to Winter, Mark Lynas’s urgent new book on the threat of nuclear ...

ONE of Europe’s most beautiful train stations could soon get direct routes from the UK. The Sun earlier revealed that there ...

PLANS for a dynamic new passenger-focussed metro service have been unveiled. A London underground-inspired train service is ...

We catch up with writer and food personality Yukari Sakamoto on why she's been visiting the famed hot spring since the 80s.

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