Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...

People are strongly advised against climbing Mount Fuji in the off-season (Picture: DoctorEgg) A university student had to be rescued twice in four days from Mount Fuji in the off-season — after ...

A student in Japan had to be rescued twice within four days from Mount Fuji because he went back to the mountain to look for his phone, according to local authorities and media reports.

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka ...

An inexperienced climber became stranded on Mount Fuji last week, after climbing to the top of the Japanese mountain and losing some of his climbing gear. As if that weren’t bad enough ...

A Chinese national had to be rescued for the second time in four days after experiencing sickness Getty A student from China was rescued twice from Japan’s Mount Fuji in just four days after he ...

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 ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week was rescued again just four days later after returning to the slope to retrieve his cell phone ...