Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two ...

A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji then rescued again from its steep slopes just days later because he returned to find his phone, according to media reports. Later, officers ...

A student in Japan had to be rescued twice within four days from Mount Fuji because he went back to the mountain to look for his phone, according to local authorities and media reports.

Mount Fuji is 12,388 feet high and was designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2013. The man was rescued from the mountain’s Fujinomiya trail, which is nearly 10,000 feet above sea ...

Travel Editor Peter Greenberg on Mt. Fuji’s selfie problem, The Travel Detective, and more 04:06. A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week ...

More than 204, 300 people ascended Mount Fuji during the 2024 climbing season, according to Japan's Ministry of the Environment. (Juan King/Stars and Stripes) ...

Before erupting in 1980, Mount St. Helens was a steep, conical volcano sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of America. During the 1980 eruption, the upper 1,300 feet of the summit was removed ...

The economic loss from a Mount Fuji eruption is estimated to be up to 2.5 trillion yen ($16.6 billion). Even a small amount of accumulated volcanic ash could stop trains from running, and if it ...