4 climbers taken to hospital after helicopter rescue in Hokkaido

Four climbers who went missing this week on snowy Mt. Asahidake, the highest peak in Hokkaido, were taken to hospital Thursday without any life-threatening injuries, police said.A rescue helicopter winched the four -- two Japanese and two foreigners -- to safety earlier in the day. They were found alive on Wednesday after going missing the previous day.(Hokkaido Prefectural Police)The two Japanese -- 71-year-old Masahiko Kato from Yokohama and his 65-year-old wife Yumiko -- met the 27-year-old Malaysian man and 28-year-old Singaporean woman while climbing the mountain, the police said.On Tu…READ FULL ARTICLE