A government-appointed panel, composed of volcanologists and disaster preparedness experts, has now issued a set of guidelines on how to handle such a crisis, particularly if the eruption leads to ...

Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely ... scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama to collect water from the mists that shroud their ...

Hikers in Japan will ... the span of just over two months," lawmaker Natsuko Sodeyama told The Independent. "Some restrictions are necessary to ensure their safety.” Mount Fuji is typically ...

Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707. In the worst-case scenario, a massive eruption of Japan's highest peak could spew 30 centimeters of ash (nearly 12 inches) or more over Tokyo, about 100 kilometers ...

"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 safety." Mount Fuji is covered in snow ...