Rescue teams put themselves in grave danger, and the cost of flying a helicopter for a rescue can be up to between ¥600,000 ...

Many in Japan are demanding that the 27-year-old Chinese man, who lives in the country, pay for the costs of rescuing him twice.

Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four days later.

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week.

Map of Mount Fuji Guilbert Gates Throughout Japan’s history ... The most recent flare-up—the so-called Hoei Eruption of 1707—occurred 49 days after an 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck ...

Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707. In the worst-case scenario, a massive eruption of Japan’s highest peak could spew 30cm of ash or more over Tokyo, about 100km northeast of the volcano ...

A climber airlifted from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week was rescued again just four days later after returning ...

Japan’s environment ministry says all ... safety in challenging environments like Mount Fuji.’ Mount Fuji, which last erupted 300 years ago, is globally renowned for its perfect symmetrical ...

Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak, is covered in snow for most of ... including Hokusai's "Great Wave". It last erupted around 300 years ago. In a bid to prevent overcrowding on ...