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Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower ...

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FEARS are brewing over the future of a UK Nissan factory after discussions over a merger with another major car firm ...

A fellow teacher and I went to the Japan Travel Bureau, where we booked trains to Mount Fuji and reserved a pension (bed-and-breakfast) on Lake Kawaguchi. Anticipation was high. Backpacks ready ...

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