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[ad_1] Kofu, Yamanashi Pref. – Climbers ascending Mount Fuji from the most commonly used trail in Yamanashi Prefecture will be charged ¥2,000 ($13) from this summer to ease congestion at the landmark mountain and to fund safety measures, a local government source said Thursday.The move comes amid growing concerns over unsafe climbing practices such as "bullet climbing," or trying to reach the summit of Japan's tallest peak for sunrise in […]

[ad_1] Republican front-runner and former U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would block Nippon Steel’s deal to buy United States Steel if he wins the November election, highlighting how his economic nationalism could imperil foreign investment in the U.S."I would block it instantaneously. Absolutely,” Trump said Wednesday after meeting with the members of the Teamsters union in Washington. "We saved the steel industry. Now, U.S. Steel is being bought […]

[ad_1] One of Japan’s biggest unions plans to push for pay gains above 6% in a bid to kick-start a virtuous wage-price cycle that would enable the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates and strengthen the yen."The yen’s depreciation has gone too far, and I would like to see the BOJ take some policy steps to correct the situation,” said Akihiko Matsuura, president of UA Zensen, a labor union […]