As the symbol and pride of Japan, Mt Fuji has naturally inspired numerous attractions around its home in the ...

A minitruck struck four children riding bicycles on a street in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday ... Accidents caused by older drivers have been a concern in Japan. The government in recent ...

Natsuko Sodeyama, a Shizuoka prefecture official, said: “There is no other mountain in Japan that attracts that many people in the span of just over two months. So some restrictions are ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a "half-cracked" scenario for a predicted megaquake ...

Penguin obstacle races are being held as a spring break event at an aquarium in this central Japan city, and visitors who correctl ...

Those heading to Mount Fuji later this year will be shelling out a bit more money to climb the iconic Japanese mountain.

a Shizuoka prefecture official, said. "There is no other mountain in Japan that attracts that many people in the span of just over two months. So some restrictions are necessary to ensure their ...

The move by Shizuoka prefecture comes after neighbouring Yamanashi ... “bullet climbing”, or trying to reach the summit of Japan’s tallest mountain without resting. The ordinance is set ...

A small truck drove into a group of four elementary school girls on bicycles in central Japan on Monday ... which occurred on a curved slope near a zoo in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, they said.

Iwao Hakamada has received $1.4 million compensation for police coerced confession and evidence manipulation, becoming ...

An eruption of the iconic mountain could release 10 times the amount of debris generated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.