Ice climbing in Japan Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler and photographer Hermann Erber have just returned from an ice climbing trip to Hokkaido, Japan, during which they made the first ascent of ...

Mount Fuji has opened for its 2026 climbing season, introducing new measures. Self-checkout machines and round-the-clock ...

Japan on Friday staked out its position in the climbing world when Miho Nonaka and Akiyo Noguchi claimed silver and bronze in women's climbing at the Tokyo Games on Friday, a day after the host nation ...

TOKYO, Japan – Climbing Mt. Fuji has always been on my Japan bucket list. And finally, on August 8 this year (about 2 weeks ago), I made that dream happen. But how did I do it? The planning? The ...

Indoor rock climbing is a huge sport, in Japan as well as in the United States — but why climb fake rocks, when you can climb someone’s wall hangings? The Illoiha Omotesando fitness center in Tokyo ...

The governing body in Japan would play a key role in helping to oversee the sport climbing competition should the sport be given the green light at the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Session ...