A government-appointed panel, composed of volcanologists and disaster preparedness experts, has now issued a set of ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were ...

Mount Fuji erupted. The disaster came on the heels of the Great Hōei earthquake, whose tectonic activity compressed magma ...

Residents have been advised to stay home to avoid panic and stock up on groceries if Mount Fuji erupts and covers ... was quoted as saying by NHK Japan that Japan hasn’t faced a widespread ...

Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

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 ...

Japanese officials believe they're taking steps to better manage visitor numbers at Mount Fuji. For now, Japan's tourism boom is showing no signs of slowing down. Japan has introduced a $27 entry ...

Mount Fuji isn't the only place in Japan that's been struggling with overtourism. Since the pandemic, the number of tourists to Japan has skyrocketed from 1.37 million to 3.49 million between Dec ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...