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Officials said all six who have died so far this year were Japanese nationals, with five apparently succumbing to the effects of altitude sickness, made worse by bad weather close to the 3,776-metre summit. The other fatality was a man who died in a fall.
Former defence chief Shigeru Ishiba has emerged as the Japanese public’s favourite for the posts of president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister, but experts say his popularity may falter as party insiders rally around conservative alternatives, potentially fracturing the September 27 vote.
Equally troubling for Japan are questions surrounding the reliability of future US administrations to come to the aid of Washington’s allies.
“Kishida has been struggling badly in public opinion polls for some time, and it was clear that he was under pressure, but the timing of this announcement is still a surprise,” said Hiromi Murakami, a professor of political science at the Tokyo campus of Temple University.
A vast swathe of southern Japan – from the islands of Okinawa in the south to the mouth of Tokyo Bay – is on heightened alert after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kyushu on August 8. Experts have cautioned that the tremor may have been the precursor to a far larger quake in the Nankai Trough, a 900-km offshore fault.
The KP. 3 variant is spreading rapidly, even among those who are vaccinated or have recovered from previous infections, according to Kazuhiro Tateda, president of the Japan Association of Infectious Diseases.
“Drones are now being used as weapons as well as in intelligence-gathering, monitoring and communications roles, and it is fair to say that from now on, no war will be fought without drones,” said Kazuto Suzuki, a professor of science and technology policy at Tokyo University.