GOTEMBA, Japan (AP) — U.S. Marines test fired a dozen rockets from a mobile launcher on Wednesday at a range in the foothills of Japan 's iconic Mount Fuji, in an exercise to keep sharp on weapon that is a growingly important component of the American military 's arsenal. The High...
Mount Fuji (Photo by Andreas Rasmussen) Japan’s Mount Fuji is still snowless as of November 1. The country’s weather agency, in its 130 years of recordkeeping, has consistently observed snowfall on the mountain in October, but now it has yet to see “any measurable snow,” the Japan...
Winemakers near Mount Fuji are making a case for made-in-Japan wine By Etienne Balmer Images Richard A. Brooks GRAPE EXPECTATIONS Made-in-Japan wine accounts for around five percent of the market and is forecast to rise to 10 percent within five or six years Japanese food is famously paired with...