Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely ... scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama to collect water from the mists that shroud their ...

A government-appointed panel, composed of volcanologists and disaster preparedness experts, has now issued a set of guidelines on how to handle such a crisis, particularly if the eruption leads to ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji ... over various aspects of life and can be mollified or offended by the practice or omission of certain ritual acts. “The notion of sacrality, or kami, in the ...

Hikers in Japan will ... the span of just over two months," lawmaker Natsuko Sodeyama told The Independent. "Some restrictions are necessary to ensure their safety.” Mount Fuji is typically ...

Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707. In the worst-case scenario, a massive eruption of Japan's highest peak could spew 30 centimeters of ash (nearly 12 inches) or more over Tokyo, about 100 kilometers ...