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 prefectural ...

We’ve all had our fair share of doing dumb things. We’ve all needed some help or rescuing at some point. But on Mount Fuji, a ...

The 27-year-old university student was carried down the iconic Japanese mountain on a stretcher days after being airlifted from its peak.

Overcrowding and other problems prompted officials in Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures — which share Mount Fuji — to institute new rules ahead of the 2025 climbing season. Among the measures ...