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

He climbed the Fujinomiya trail again to about 10,000 feet above sea level to retrieve his forgotten cell phone and other ...

A 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan needed to be rescued twice from Mount Fuji within just four days.

The 27 year-old man was first rescued by helicopter on Tuesday while on the Fujinomiya trail. The college student said he was ...

Tokyo: A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope ...

A 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan was rescued twice from Mount Fuji within days of each other – the second time ...

A man had to be rescued from Mount Fuji not once but twice and the second time was all over a lost phone. Officials only identified the man as a 27-year-old Chinese student who lived in Japan, The ...

A Chinese student faced a double ordeal on Mount Fuji after needing two separate rescues: one for losing his gear, and the ...

Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak, is covered in snow for most of the year. Its hiking trails are open from early July to early September, a period when crowds trudge up the ...