a chief researcher of geochemistry at the Mount Fuji Research Institute. “We will be clarifying what kind of eruptions happened each time throughout history, with the goal of contributing to the ...

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including, it's sometimes forgotten, the nation's largest active volcano. The last eruption was ... to a mountain trail. After those fateful weeks in winter ...

The Japanese government has issued guidelines for residents to stay indoors during potential Mount Fuji eruptions ... This comes after a series of reviews by an expert panel convened by the ...

During the past 5,600 years, Mount Fuji is believed to have erupted every 30 years on average. However, it has not erupted for over three centuries, since the Hoei eruption. After the Hoei ...

The last major eruption of Japan's highest peak happened in 1707. A government panel warns a similar event today could blanket Tokyo in ash. Its calling for disaster preparations, including ...

The greater Tokyo metropolitan area would effectively cease to function within hours of a full-scale eruption of Mount Fuji, according ... of central Tokyo. After 15 days, the panel estimated ...

Hikers will have to pay to climb up Mount ... Mount Fuji. The 20-metre long and 2.5-metre high fence covered with a black mesh prevented tourists from taking selfies with the landmark after ...