On October 31, 2024, remarkable images captured a snowless summit of Mount Fuji, diverging from its typical early October ...

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 ...

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 ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and ...

SHIZUOKA (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) -- 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 ...

The sun setting atop Mount Fuji -- a sight known as "Diamond Fuji" -- is seen in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, on May 13, 2025. In Tateyama, Japan's highest peak can be viewed across the sea ...

Climbers will be urged to leave Mount Fuji immediately when scientists detect signs of a volcanic eruption under a new evacuation plan published on March 29. Residents will be asked to evacuate on ...

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 ...

Train engineers in New Jersey’s huge commuter rail system went on strike early Friday, leaving its 100,000 daily riders either working from home or seeking other means to transit the state or ...

TOKYO, May 18 — A local government initiative to promote a scenic bridge in Fuji, Shizuoka prefecture, as a prime photo location for Mount Fuji has sparked backlash from residents who say their lives ...