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Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...

Hidetada Sudo, the mayor of the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, expressed anger over people’s defiance of rules ...

Notably, Mount Fuji is covered in snow for the major ... trail by officials concerned about safety and environmental damage on Fuji's majestic slopes.

People are strongly advised against climbing Mount Fuji in the off-season (Picture: DoctorEgg) A university student had to be rescued twice in four days from Mount Fuji in the off-season — after ...

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 returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.

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.