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Japan’s Mount Fuji implements tourist tax in response to overcrowding concerns
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoNow, Takahashi will get her wish. The new rules, though, only apply in Yamanashi prefecture, which...
The World of Luxury Fruit: Does a $156 Melon Taste Sweeter?
New York Times· 6 days agoA $156 melon, swaddled in foam netting, grew alone on a vine from which every other fruit was pruned, with the aim of making it extra sweet. Luxury fruits, which have a long history in parts ...
Japan imposes new fees on Mount Fuji climbers to limit tourists
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoFUJIYOSHIDA, Japan (Reuters) -Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this...