Rescuers search Japan’s Northern Alps for 2 missing climbers, including Hongkonger

Japanese police have dispatched a rescue team to the country’s Northern Alps to search for two missing climbers, including a 30-year-old man from Hong Kong, after they were stranded on treacherous slopes. Gifu Prefecture police on Tuesday confirmed that a team of four rescuers, comprising police officers and civilian experts, set out from the mountain base at dawn in an attempt to reach the duo on foot, according to local media. A disaster prevention helicopter from neighbouring Nagano...

By Oscar Liu