Despite being designed to attract tourists, the Mt Fuji Dream Bridge is facing backlash from locals overwhelmed by the surge ...

Locals living near the ‘Mount Fuji dream bridge’ complain about illegal parking and excessive noise from tourists.

RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

The call came after a Chinese student, who was rescued twice from Mount Fuji, said he went back the second time to try to ...

Locals in Japan have complained about the huge surge of tourist numbers since the opening of a new bridge which is set ...

Residents are up in arms about disruptions caused by visitors looking to get the shot of a lifetime. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As more climbers have become stranded on Mt Fuji when the mountain is closed to the public, the Yamanashi prefectural ...

A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagrammable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about disruptions caused by people looking to get ...

A Japanese prefecture that shares Mt. Fuji is considering charging rescued individuals for helicopter deployments to the ...

Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday said it will become the first major automaker to offer racing karts, in the hopes of nurturing a ...

Local governments near the foot of the mountain in Japan have ... one week from Mt Fuji in April during the off season, which sparked criticism by the mayors of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture ...

Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...