RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

I love this gorgeous woodblock print from Hasui Kawase, View of Azalea Garden from Mt. Fuji. Hasui was a significant ...

Despite being designed to attract tourists, the Mt Fuji Dream Bridge is facing backlash from locals overwhelmed by the surge ...

Tourists are cancelling their trips abroad after a woman who has been referred to as Japan 's 'Baba Vanga' made a terrifying ...

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

The true story of how a rainstorm at a U.S. Marine encampment led to a deadly conflagration.

Locals in Japan have complained about the huge surge of tourist numbers since the opening of a new bridge which is set ...

A Japanese prefecture that shares Mt. Fuji is considering charging rescued individuals for helicopter deployments to the ...

Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to be medium- or small-scale ones.

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Locals living near the ‘Mount Fuji dream bridge’ complain about illegal parking and excessive noise from tourists.

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 disruptions caused by people looking to get ...