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Fujiyoshida Cancels Arakurayama Cherry Blossom Festival Over Overtourism

Officials now expect crowds to keep coming despite the cancellation, pressing a shift toward dispersing demand across places and dates.

Fukushima Pig–Boar Study Finds Maternal Lineage Speeds Hybrid Turnover

Japan’s Heavy Snowfall Leaves 46 Dead as Self-Defense Forces Join Relief Effort

TEPCO Restarts Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6, First Unit Since Fukushima

Fujiyoshida Cancels 2026 Mount Fuji Cherry Blossom Festival Over Tourist Misconduct

Heavy Snow Forecast Triggers Avalanche, Travel Alerts Across Northern Japan

Fujiyoshida Cancels Mount Fuji Cherry Blossom Festival Over Overtourism

TEPCO Sets Feb. 9 Restart for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor After Alarm Halt

Emirates Adds Second Daily Tokyo Narita Flight From May 1 on Refitted 777-300ER

Japan Snowfall Death Toll Rises to 35 as Troops Deploy and Avalanche Risk Mounts

Australian Snowboarder, 22, Dies After Backpack Snags on Nagano Chairlift

Tokyo Cash Couriers Targeted in Ueno Heist as Hong Kong Arrests Six in Linked-Case Inquiry

Record Snow Paralyzes Hokkaido Transport, Stranding Thousands

Japan Confirms Tour Helicopter Wreckage Inside Mt. Aso Crater

Air Canada to Launch Only Nonstop North America–Sapporo Flights From Vancouver in Winter 2026

TEPCO Postpones Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor Restart After Alarm Glitch

Kobe Remembers 1995 Quake 31 Years On as Memorials Decline and Risk Warnings Persist

Series of Moderate Quakes Hit Pacific Rim as M5.8 Strikes Off Kamchatka

Rare Power Outage Cripples Tokyo’s Busiest JR Lines During Morning Rush

Tokyo Tenant Arrested After Two Bailiffs Stabbed During Eviction