A fellow teacher and I went to the Japan Travel Bureau, where we booked trains to Mount Fuji and reserved a pension (bed-and-breakfast) on Lake Kawaguchi. Anticipation was high. Backpacks ready ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Tourists have literally punched holes in this town’s plan to prevent them from becoming nuisances in their quest to take photos of Mount Fuji. As of May ...

Mount Fuji climbers typically exhibit six patterns of behaviors, ranging from a safe hike following an overnight stay to a dangerous daytrip with little rest, according to a company survey.

Credit: Sara Reeves Emiko Biggin opened Mt. Fuji with her husband, Bruce, in the Breckenridge Village shopping center in 1987. Back then, sushi wasn’t as ubiquitous as it is now, and Mt.

Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV will set up an inquiry into a scandal involving a celebrity TV host, after public pressure from an activist investor and a fall in share prices. The results of the ...

Netizens couldn’t help but do a double-take, comparing it to the legendary Lawson convenience store in Fujikawaguchiko, where Mount Fuji majestically looms in the background. Except, here, the star of ...

TOKYO -- More than 50 companies including Toyota Motor and beermaker Suntory Holdings have pulled advertisements from Japan's Fuji Television Network in reaction to sexual misconduct accusations ...

The alleged sexual misconduct of a former boy band member-turned-TV host has prompted Fuji TV and other broadcasters to look into whether there has been any impropriety or exploitative practices ...

A growing number of companies are suspending their ads on Fuji Television, or even asking the firm to suspend the airing of their sponsored programs. This follows magazine reports that a Fuji TV ...

Broadcaster Fuji TV lost more advertisers following allegations about inappropriate behavior by a celebrity host and questions about its handling of the case, with Toyota joining those halting ...

NEW YORK -- An affiliate of Dalton Investments, a U.S. activist fund, has sent Japan's Fuji Media Holdings a second letter dated Jan. 21 regarding its lack of management of the issue involving ...

Japan's beloved Mount Fuji isn't just a popular tourist spot, it's an active volcano that could paralyze wide areas with ash-fall if it erupts, including Tokyo. NHK World reports on how the ...