Japanese photographer 'obsessed with mountains': Word from the Smokies

From George Masa’s 1915 arrival in, North Carolina, until his death in 1933, the trailblazing Japanese photographer explored ...

This National Park in Japan Has Hundreds of Hot Spring Pools and the Country’s Most Popular Onsen

Known for its Olympic-worthy mountains, alpine forests, and highlands crossed by rivers and ponds, Joshin Etsu Kogen National ...
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Enjoy a view of Yokosuka during a three-peak afternoon hike

The peak of Mount Takeyama bears hallmarks of civilization -- a paved road and a public bathroom. Follow the road to a metal staircase that gives you views of the opposite side of the mountain. Below ...
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NAM President Victor J. Dzau Awarded Order of the Rising Sun — One of Japan’s Highest Honors

The government of Japan announced on April 29 that Victor J. Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine, is being awarded one of its highest honors — the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays ...

Beyond Kilimanjaro, here are 5 African peaks with epic views

The “Roof of Africa” is the continent’s most climbed peak—which often means trekking in the company of crowds. These five climbs offer under-the-radar alternatives with challenging trails and wild ...
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Waterfalls and Wildflowers: Hiking South Africa’s Highest Mountains

About 200 miles from Johannesburg, the Drakensberg region offers a breathtaking landscape of stark ridges and green valleys. About 200 miles from Johannesburg, the Drakensberg region offers a ...
Seattle Times

Twins’ peaks: The Gilbertson brothers want to rewrite your country’s map

In 2020, Eric Gilbertson, a mechanical engineering professor at Seattle University, climbed the 100 highest mountains in Colorado. Or so he thought. In 2021, he found something concerning in data ...
The New York Times

Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...
WRAL

Global shares rise after Japan's benchmark interest rates reach highest level in 30 years

Wall Street inched higher Friday after the Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to its highest level in 30 years. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.1%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial ...
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Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 years, lifting 10-year JGB yield past 2%

The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds breached the 2% mark for the first time since 1999. BOJ: Real interest rates are expected to remain "significantly negative." BOJ: While weakness has ...
Wall Street Journal

Bank of Japan on Cusp of Raising Rates to Highest in 30 Years

TOKYO—After an 11-month wait, Japan’s central bank is about to get off the sidelines. Since it last tightened in January, the Bank of Japan has kept its policy rate target at 0.5%. The long pause has ...