Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force held its annual live-fire exercises at the foot of Mount Fuji in central Japan on Sunday.

He was terminally ill, alone, and determined to summit Japan’s highest peak. But as the livestream rolled, viewers witnessed ...

The Yamanashi prefectural government on Thursday pushed for the construction of a rubber-tired tram line ascending halfway up ...

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week was rescued again just four days later after returning to the slope to retrieve his cell phone ...

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A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.

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

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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.

In the shadow of Japan’s most iconic peak, a seemingly ordinary bridge has become the latest flashpoint in the country’s growing struggle with overtourism. Locals in Fuji town are complaining of ...