NAGANO: Yoshitomi Okura, a 74-year-old mountaineer from Iida, Nagano Prefecture, advocates "eco mountaineering," a way of ...

Yoshitomi Okura, a 74-year-old mountaineer from Iida, Nagano Prefecture, advocates “eco mountaineering,” a way of climbing ...

If you're up for a challenge, hike to the top of this tall mountain in Japan for stunning views of Mount Fuji, serene nature, ...

Vacation rentals in Hakuba, Japan can bring in, on average, more than $60,000 a year in revenue for short-term rental ...

The number of cases in which people required assistance on mountains in Nagano Prefecture reached 321 in 2024, setting a ...

A lmost a century after the Japanese government hired famed Austrian skimeister Hannes Schneider to introduce Alpine skiing ...

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It is a problem most skiers and snowboarders would pay to have. Japan, long revered as a powder Mecca, has faced a chilling reality in recent years: warming winters, diminished snowfall ...

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Energy efficiency is crucial for sustainability, yet vast amounts of low-temperature waste heat remain unused in industrial processes. Now, researchers from Japan have investigated erythritol slurry ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.