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Source: Bloomberg Typical amounts of radiation in Hong Kong exceed those in Tokyo even as workers struggle to contain a crippled nuclear plant in northern Japan, indicating concerns about spreading contamination may be overblown. The radiation level in…
April 1 2011, 6:55pm | Comments »
One of the first things you see when you get off the Hirafu Gondola in winter is the area map directly in front of you. What a lot of people don’t realise is how high off the ground…
March 30 2011, 6:20pm | Comments »
Woke up late and got a call to say that it had been snowing all day and Annupuri was the go. Got ready, jumped in the turbo with Belligerent and we were in the gondola by 2.30pm. The…
March 9 2011, 10:27pm | Comments »
AS the 2011 winter season gradually winds down, skiers and snowboarders can be overheard saying, “What a great season it’s been!” But at Gassan ...
February 28 2011, 12:52pm | Comments »
SUGARCANE fields, pineapple plantations, white sandy beaches and clear blue seas filled with vivid tropical fish might fool you into thinking that you ...
February 18 2011, 11:49am | Comments »
AT 3776 m above sea level, Mount Fuji is not only the highest mountain in Japan, it’s also one of the most iconic in the world. The official climbin ...
February 5 2011, 12:48pm | Comments »
HUNDREDS of children walk one after the other around a corner, all dressed uniformly in happis (Japanese summer festival clothing). Their size and age ...
January 22 2011, 11:35am | Comments »
After the slowest start to a season for 20 years Niseko has been playing catch up in style. It has now snowed for 15 days in a row and the ‘no snow show’ of early December has become…
January 19 2011, 4:54pm | Comments »
A TINY island in the Japan Sea was for a while one of the most densely populated places in the world. In 1974, the 7000 residents of this once-bustlin ...
January 8 2011, 11:03am | Comments »
STEPPING into the ancient, forested sanctuary of Nikko feels like stepping back in time 400 years – before the Western influence, before the steel-r ...
December 27 2010, 1:00pm | Comments »
FRF is officially a three-day event, running from Friday morning until late on Sunday night, though for those who come early there is an opening party ...
December 16 2010, 4:44pm | Comments »
Fuji Rock was definitely the highlight of summer for me in Japan. Can’t say it was the most raging festival I’ve ever been to (in fact it was the cleanest, most organised, relaxed and mellow festival I’ve ever…
November 14 2010, 10:00am | Comments »