Dan Walsh comments

I'm so lucky to have. Climbed Mt Fuji after moving here over 10 years ago. Climbed 3 times once, was ore season with a bit of snow. Used to be they'd ask you to donate 1000 yen and give you an emergency toilet kit. (I always found that strange). They huts also changed 100-200 yen to get their stamps burned into your walking stick. Nit sure if they still do this. I think the most recent one I did was in 2016. Some tourist guide was trying to tell me what to do despite not being part of their group. I think that was what turned me off of climbing again.

I think it's unpopular to say so but the tourism both international and Japanese is a large part of why the heritage must now charge the climbing fee. I think it would be better to charge international tourist more just like restaurants are starting to do. Either way 4,000 yen seems too cheap to be a defective detourent.

Bot front page news. Gawd why is baseball treated like worship. It adds nothing to society.

Text all the decision should always be at the public's choice and Public's vote. America should be paying us $200 billion a year just to use our land. And it is our Land world war 2 was over a long long time ago.

I've said it for the last two years. US $300 adjusted by county. Those from struggling counties pay less.

Dislike all you want but the overcrowding is terrible for everyone who lives here. It's not gatekeeping it's crowd control and funding for improved transport options.

I've been here for 12 years and I've never seen so many disrespectful tourists than this last year.

I was lucky e enough to climb Fuji before it became a thing. This fee to Clive Fuji should only apply to tourist.

This is incredibly tragic. May her yong soul rest in peace.

Those who know that Japanese driving system know that it is always the drivers responsibility to be aware of their surroundings and drive at a speed that would allow for emergency stopping. If you have gone to Japanese driving school, they teach you this and place heavy emphasis on driving slowly especially with blind corners and drives.

Those blaming the parents clearly don't have children. They are kids and will behave as kids do and parenting only goes so far. The bus driver is 100% to blame.

Or... Hear me out Japan raises minimum to 2000 yen/hour over the next 5 years so that inflation here matches what has happened everywhere else and the yen comes back against the doller.

The days of 60,000 )yen Tokyo apartments and 250 yen/10 eggs needs to die.

Just make sure, use dollar not weak yen.

Yes absolutely, Kishida needs to worry about Japanese problems

Ever heard of the Tama monorail? It's also in Tokyo. There are also pending plans to extend it to Machida station.

2 minus votes so go on... tell me what has doubled in price in Japan in the past 5 years? Genuinely curious, I can't think of anything. Gas, electricity, petrol, food.... No.

eggs - yes from 130- 300+ at my local shop.

gas- nearly. Was about 105 yen a few years ago. 180 last month untill the gov cut taxes on it. And it's still 160.

electric - more than double..my family has gone from an avg of 8000 to an avg of 20,000.

food- 30-80% depending on what your buying. Supermarket bread 90 yen - now 120 yen tomatoes more than 100 yen each now before around 50-60 yen each. Pasta sauces ( the 2 packs) before 125 - now 200 each. Most fresh vegetables have seen about 40% increase. Broccoli 150- now 220 yen

Just the facts here.

Japan needs to hike interest rates.

Good to see Japanese people striking! More businesses should do this!

The yen fell to 140.3 to the doller Today. Tell me again how the market is up?

When there is so much excellent food in this country, why do people eat this tasteless garbage?

Perhaps because it's actually delicious. A big Mac is a pretty decent burger. And where else can you get the shrimp fillet?

Let's not judge others based on what you think is good.

I've been here for nearly a decade and have tried natto several times.

I just cannot get past the terrible taste, the bad smell, and diarrhea look.

Published this article a few days to early I see?

Mostly about 60% bloomed today. Definitely reaching peak around Sunday or Monday.

This article was clearly written by a very biased individual who does not like bikes.

Shouldn't she have been prosecuted as an adult...because she is one?!?!

In Japan, with the acception of finances and voting, 20 is considered to be an adult. Don't apply your countries social standings to another.

I would expect a lobster fillet to at least look like lobster.

Japan needs to raise minimum wage to 1500 yen per hour to keep the yen strong against the US dollar. Very simple solution.

Japan tends to over react to typhoons.

Hagabis was bad but monsoon season and landslide tend to be more dangerous here.

Personally, I love the storms. They are a strong reminder of how temporary humans are on this timeline.

So, if we beat the game we are qualified to operate the real trains right?

Why people still insist on calling it a typhoon?

Because it was a typhoon until it made land fall and it Is causing alor of damage.

Dislike all you want a typhoon is a typhoon. Don't undermine dangerous weather by calling it a tropical storm when it wasn't.

Why people still insist on calling it a typhoon?

Because it was a typhoon until it made land fall and it I'd causing alor of damage.

Dislike all you want a typhoon is a typho

It is not tropical storm. its a typhoon.

It's a tropical storm. This is an English language news outlet. To call it is typhoon is a poor translation, and inaccurate reporting.

The Japan Times for example are calling it what it is - a tropical storm.

Except, you know, it did become a typhoon shortly after most of the big new outlets reported and went home for the night....

Not calling it a typhoon when it is infact a typhoon is ignorant to the facts. This has nothing to do with translation both words are in the English vocabulary.

Wow.... so much arrogance here about defense.

Japan has a self defense army. Japan can and has every right to defend its self. If you think otherwise you need to do a little research before commenting.

Yes WW2 was a long time ago and the fact that the constitution hasn't been changed shows that it is indeed a good document. If it needed to constantly, changed it would be a bad document.

Stop putting western values on what you believe Japan should be. It is not anyone's place to have an opinion other than those that live and pay taxes here. This especially any one here on military duties, you have no say you are here as guest only to preform your orders and nothing more.

The government, despite public disagreeance has wanted to change this for years and it was Abe's father, Shintato Abe who, wanted to removed article 9 and revert Japan to a feudal state.

If you like Japan the way it is, safe and regularly chosen as the best place to live, the answer is a strong NO.

Time and time again I have read stories where the foreigner almost never gets custody of the child in Japan. They system is fundamentally flawed.

35.3C in nothing when compared to the rest of Asia and the earth surface, yes it is hot but other parts of the world see 40C and over and they adjust and learn how to live with it.

Japan's humidity is what you are failing to account for. Only a few countries even come close. I've got friends from the Philippines and Thailand that say Japan is far far worse.

 think it is you who does not understand the advances in solar mobility and the number of companies investing in research to advance this concept. It would not matter if it is 5 miles a day as it all adds up to free, clean power for the life of the vehicle. Five miles a day is 1,825 miles a year free travel. Over five years that equals 9,125 miles or 14,685 km of clean generated, free travel. I would rather take that than choose not to. It is money that stays in my pocket and benefits the environment.

Well, clearly logic isn't going to work to prove that its not realistic.

I hate to break it to you but there is a reason solar panels are flat and aren't wrapped around curved objects. that reason is the sun. they only work efficiently when in direct sunlight. Go ahead and park your car in direct sunlight and when you use all of the energy on the ac to cool it back down let me know how you feel.

I hate to break down your false sentiment about free travel but when you consider the additional cost of a solar panel, you are going to end up paying a premium for those so called free miles

It would be far greener and more cost effective to either install solar at your residence and charge from there or choose to pay for solar from your energy provider.

God forbid you run out of power and can slowly build up enough charge over a few hours to get to the nearest power outlet, thanks to solar panels embedded in your vehicle.

I don't think you understand how solar panels work.

Every little bit helps. The panels could be connected to an emergency power system that gives 20-50 km range and can be used first or last for emergencies at the users choice.

Yeah..You definitely don't understand how solar panels work.

The Tesla model 3 has a 260km range on a 50 kw battery. That works out to 5.2km per KW.

A typical solar panel that generates 250 watts full direct sunlight Is 165cm x 100cm.

Let's be generous and say there are 2 panels worth of space on the car.

So that would mean, assuming a very sunny day in full direct sunlight the panels will generate 500 watts in an hour.

If we do the math that works out to 2.6 km of range per hour.

It would literally be faster to walk.

If We consider an 8-hour day that's 4 kilowatts or 20.4 KM. Not even enough range to make it round trip to the supermarket.

Of course the above assumes a perfect sunny day and perfect world conditions. It's not realistic and the numbers are actually going to be lower.

To this you also consider the additional weight of the solar panels they're very heavy which would reduce the efficiency and range. You also have to consider that solar panels are not cheap and they would add a significant cost to an EV which is already very expensive.