From Tokyo to Osaka in eight days – experience the cultural and culinary highlights of Japan on this curated adventure, lead ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared 28.5% in April year-on-year to a record 3.91 million, official figures showed.

A local government’s decision in Japan to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagramable shot of Mount Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about disruptions caused by people ...

A common trait among first responders is the sense to run toward danger as everyone else is fleeing for their lives. On May 18, 1980, Don Prest, a Naches resident, was one of those heading into a ...

Officials in Japan are calling for new rules to charge climbers who require rescue from Mount Fuji outside the official climbing season, as concerns rise over high emergency service costs and the ...

conical volcano sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of America. During the 1980 eruption, the upper 1,300 feet of the summit was removed by a huge debris avalanche. Within the first 10 minutes ...

Being located at the foot of Mount Fuji is a source of pride for the Shizuoka Prefecture town of Fujinomiya and its residents. That proximity to Japan’s tallest and most famous mountain, though, has ...

Following incidents in which people have been stranded on Mount Fuji as a result of irresponsible climbing, debate has erupted in cities near the national landmark over whether to make offseason ...

Going to Japan to see Mount Fuji? Nah, we got Mount Fuji at home. A photo of Kowloon Peak went viral over the weekend for its resemblance to the famous Japanese mountain. With the same clear ...

The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by some climbers. The new ordinance requires each hiker to pay an ...