Even seasoned hikers find the off-season treacherous. Hut closures, removed signage, and the absence of medical stations make ...

It made international news when there had to be two rescue missions on Mount Fuji in a week . . . both for the same man.

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Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four ...

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The ...

On Saturday, he returned to the mountain’s Fujinomiya trail about 3,000 meters (nearly 10,000 feet) above sea level to look ...

A student was rescued while climbing Mount Fuji and attempted to return days later to retrieve his phone – and had to be ...

A student, who was rescued from Mount Fuji, climbed back up to get his phone and had to be rescued again. The 27-year-old student, who climbed the mountain outside its official climbing season, ended ...

A man had to be rescued from Japan's highest mountain twice in a matter of days — the second time after trying to retrieve a phone that he lost on the first climb.

Through his YouTube channel, Kak shared his experience of visiting Japan, where he had gone to shoot a project.