May Day ceremony, held by the Yamanashi Prefecture Labour Union (Rengo Yamanashi) on May 26, brought together over 150 local unions and labor groups. This event, traditionally a platform for political ...

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Local authorities hope the sight of “Costco Fuji” will attract visitors to the city. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Police in Showa-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture, have arrested a 49-year-old Brazilian man on suspicion of killing a woman in her 20s in her apartment in a housing complex. According to police, Tokio ...

To make reservations to enter the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side of the mountain, climbers are required to pay an ...

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Many people are coming to see a soon-to-open giant Costco in Minami-Alps city in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture, as from nearby, the view makes it look like Mount Fuji is perched on the building.