A viral photo of snow-capped Mount Fuji, a red pagoda and cherry blossoms has brought many tourists to a peaceful Japanese ...

Experiments have shown that ash accumulation can quickly undermine the functioning of emergency generators. When ash reaches ...

NHK has learned that Japan's Cabinet Office and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will jointly study measures to take in the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential ...

Concerns have been raised at a Mount Fuji Unesco World Heritage site over tourists tossing coins in crystal-clear ponds.

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

As one of the world's most famous active volcanoes and a cultural symbol of Japan, Mount Fuji has historically seen an average snowcapped peak starting Oct. 2 — with last year beginning on Oct. 5.

A recovering alcoholic is preparing to mark three years sober by cycling up Mount Fuji in Japan later this year and also to ...

A student was rescued twice from Japan’s Mount Fuji after developing altitude sickness. The 27-year-old returned four days after his first rescue to try and find his phone and other belongings that ...