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Ahead of the National Ceremony for Mountain Day in Kamikochi in August, and the G7 Transport Ministers’ Meeting in Karuizawa in September, this press tour visited Nagano and covered the appeal of Kamikochi, one of Japan’s most popular mountain resorts, as well as initiatives for environmental protection, safe mountain climbing, and becoming the healthiest, longest-lived place in the world. This press tour was sponsored by the G7 Transport Ministers' Meeting Nagano Promotion Council and the Organizing Committee for the Inaugural National Ceremony for Mountain Day, with planning cooperation by the FPCJ. Eleven journalists participated in the tour, from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark and the USA.

 

-Click here for further details on the tour
-Click here for a log of real-time updates from during the tour
-Click here for the report of the tour.

 

Below are some of the articles and programs produced by the journalists based on this press tour.

 

 

 

China Times（Taiwan/Newspaper）
[Article] June 26, 2016
東北亞》長野人的長壽祕訣
http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20160626000307-260209

 

Taiwan TV
[Article 1] July 4, 2016

上高地美如仙境 日人譽「神的故鄉」　萬年成形保留原貌 潺潺流水山景絕美　夏秋200萬人湧進 台觀光客蜂擁爭睹

http://www.ttv.com.tw/news/view/10507040028900N/699

 

[Article 2] July 16, 2016
日本最長壽縣 長野推廣「減鹽餐」30年　減鹽工作隊出動 長野銀髮族就業率第1　多活多動.退而不休 長野變身"樂活大縣"
http://www.ttv.com.tw/news/view/10507160009500I/568

 

Economic Daily News (China/Newspaper)
[Article] August 26, 2016
探寻日本人长寿奥秘 92岁仍能自己劈柴烤馅饼(组图)
http://intl.ce.cn/intlpic/gd/201608/26/t20160826_15281434.shtml

 

Vietnam TV(Vietnam/TV)
[Video 1] June 20, 2016 ※15’30-18’05
Nhật Bản vận động giảm muối trong bữa ăn
http://vtv.vn/video/chao-buoi-sang-12-4-2016-128106.htm#first

 

[Video 2] August 11, 2016
Nhật Bản chọn ngày 11/8 là Ngày của núi
http://vtv.vn/video/the-gioi-ket-noi-11-8-2016-166147.htm

 

Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore/Newspaper)
[Article 1] June 13, 2016
富士山垃圾遍野拉警报 日本首创“山之日”传达环保信息

 

[Article 2] August 14, 2016
“预防医疗”奏效 长野老人快活长寿
http://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/world/story20160814-653896

 

Ouest-France (France/Newspaper)
[Article] June 18-19, 2016
Au Japon, des travailleurs de plus en plus âgés

 

Zoom Japon (France/Magazine)
[Article] August 31, 2016
Succès : La montagne prend son envol
http://issuu.com/zoomjapon/docs/zoom_japon-063/21?e=1818051/38451739

 

Il Sore 24 Ore(Italy/Newspaper)
[Article 1] June 23, 2016
Nagano: nella dieta “pinkoro” l’elisir di lunga vita
http://food24.ilsole24ore.com/2016/06/nagano-nella-dieta-pinkoro-lelisir-di-lunga-vita/

 

[Article 2] August 10, 2016
In Giappone una nuova festa nazionale: il Giorno della Montagna
http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/mondo/2016-08-10/in-giappone-nuova-festa-nazionale-giorno-montagna-071140.shtml?uuid=ADJvyC4&fromSearch

 

DPA (Germany/Newsagency)
[Article] July 18, 2016
Senioren sollen Japans Wirtschaft schultern
http://www.handelsblatt.com/panorama/aus-aller-welt/demografischer-wandel-senioren-sollen-japans-wirtschaft-schultern/13891050.html

 

Kristeligt Dagblad(Denmark/Newspaper)
[Article] August 1, 2016
Aktive ældre får et aldrende Japan til at hænge sammen
https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/udland/aktive-aeldre-faar-et-aldrende-japan-til-haenge-sammen

 

Radio 24syv(Denmark/Radio)
[Article] August 4, 2016
Ældre over 80 år er nødt til at arbejde i Japan
http://www.radio24syv.dk/programmer/nyhedstrekanten/14232164/14:11/nyhedstrekanten-04-08-2016-2/