The majestic Japanese peak has been a major tourist draw for years, but with numbers swelling, there’s debate over how to mitigate the impact of the visiting hordes.
Fisheries and local residents sue over Japan’s ongoing release of radioactive Fukushima water
The release of the treated and diluted wastewater into the ocean, which began Aug. 24 and is expected to continue for several decades, is strongly opposed …
Japan says ‘overtourism’ is spoiling Mt Fuji
STORY: Long lines, overflowing bins and broken toilets……scenes you might expect at a county fair but maybe not Mt. Fuji, the iconic Japanese mountain, a sacred source of pride in the country for …
Morning Bid: Japan jolt as inflation forks
In a weekend interview, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank could end its 7-year-old negative interest rate policy when achievement of its 2% inflation target is in sight – …
Mount Fuji in trouble: How Japan’s highest peak fell victim to overtourism
“Overtourism – and all the subsequent consequences like rubbish, rising CO2 emissions and reckless hikers – is the biggest problem facing Mount Fuji,” says Masatake Izumi, a Yamanashi prefectural …
Japan Bond Yields Hit Highest Since 2014 After Central-Bank Chief Mulls Rate Rises
It may not sound like a lot, but a buyer of the benchmark Japanese government bond can now get more than 0.7% interest—the most in nearly a decade. Monday’s rise in the yield of Japan’s 10-year …
Japan Has a Long History of Disappointing Investors. Why This Rally Might Be Different.
Corporate policy changes, an endorsement from Warren Buffett and low valuations have propelled Japanese stocks.
Germany fires Hansi Flick after blowout home loss to Japan
It had won 12 times in 25 matches under Flick, losing six times and drawing on seven occasions. His win percentage is far below predecessors Loew, Jurgen Klinsmann, and Rudi Voller.The side failed to advance from the group stage of the 2022 World Cup,
Yen Rises After Comments by Biden on Taiwan, Ueda on Wage Growth
The yen advanced against all Group-of-10 currencies amid haven demand stoked by signs of ratcheting US-China tensions and ongoing jitters about the potential for Japanese measures to defend its …
Delays in LC payments increase financial, time burdens on firms: Japan envoy
Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Iwama Kiminori said delays in import bill payments are often encountered in Bangladesh, which increase the financial and time burdens on companies and thus require …