FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi--Tourists keen to see the morning sun rising above the peak of Mount Fuji--a sight known as the" Diamond Fuji"--have been gathering daily at the Fuji Motosuko resort here.... Some 1, 300 people were on hand for the New Year's Day" Diamond Fuji," almost double the 2021 turnout, as the coronavirus pandemic situation remained relatively calm this holiday season.... The sun's rise above the top of the mountain was also reflected on the surface of a pond at the resort, so

Toshio Akagi, a then employee of the Kinki Local Finance Bureau, is seen in this photo provided by

Masako Akagi, the wife of late Toshio Akagi, is seen checking a copy of a document file released by

Masako Akagi is seen carrying a photograph of her deceased husband Toshio Akagi, in Chiyoda Ward

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Japan's health ministry is expected to finalize details on third booster shots at a meeting Monday, with the shots set to be administered as early as next month.... 5 through last Wednesday, found that 15 prefectural capitals have already concluded their initial vaccination program.... Of these, eight cities including Nagoya and Fukuoka said they finished in the latter half of October, while seven others such as Yokohama and Okayama said they finished in early November....

Masako Akagi, left, reads out a copy of the letter sent to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a news conference in Osaka's Kita Ward on Oct.... Kishida has so far remained reluctant to order a reinvestigation into the document tampering scandal related to the dubious land transaction with Moritomo Gakuen, the school operator in Osaka with ties to Abe's wife Akie.... Akagi told a press conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Thursday that she wrote to Kishida because he has often insisted he is

Two boxes of" Hatsuhime" peaches that fetched 100, 000 yen at auction each are seen at the public wholesale market in the city of Fukushima on July 1, 2021.... The Hatsuhime peaches, a specialty of Fukushima Prefecture, were harvested in the neighboring cities of Fukushima and Date.... April frost damage in Fukushima Prefecture means the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations' Fukushima branch anticipates sales 15% below last year or lower....

Cap: Masako Akagi tearfully reports her frustration at a press conference held after she was informed that her lawsuit had come to a sudden end, in Osaka, on Dec.... Her husband took his own life at the age of 54.... 15 when the government accepted liability for damages demanded by Masako Akagi....

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at an event to deliver policy speeches in Tokyo on Sept.... 29 LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.... " In order to prevent it from happening again, there is a need for( further) investigation," Noda said....