A government panel believes an eruption on Mount Fuji is less about "if," and a lot more about "when." If it were on a similar scale to the last one, the damage and disruption could be severe.

Japan’s leading volcanologists have issued a solemn warning to the population: they must prepare for the potential eruption of Mount Fuji ... if hospitals were affected by the black-out ...

Researchers found evidence of six previously unknown major eruptions ... were thought to lay undisturbed on the lakebed. The lake is situated 13 kilometers northeast of the summit of Mount Fuji.

A century ago, 16 hills in the city were affectionately categorized as Fujimizaka (the slope for seeing Mount Fuji), all ... losses from an immense eruption at Fuji could cost $21 billion.

were identified as residing in hazard zones where lava flows could reach within three hours of an eruption. Hikers at Mount Fuji’s fifth station or higher will be instructed to descend from ...

Japan this week released a report detailing the limited actions that could be taken were Mt. Fuji to erupt tomorrow. A full-scale eruption could ... and tsunami, the effects of which are still ...

Fuji. The five lakes were formed by Mt. Fuji's repeated volcanic eruptions, when lava flows blocked rivers or split existing lakes. In times past, and still today, the lakes are an essential part ...

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

(CNN) — Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt ... suggestion that an eruption is imminent ...

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

A Japanese government panel compiled on Friday measures to be taken in the event of ash falling from a large-scale eruption of Mount Fuji, classifying them into four stages based on the severity of ...