As 2024 has seen record-breaking visitor numbers, the iconic mountain is struggling to balance tourism with preservation. In ...

Analysts hope the funds raised will be used by the local travel sector to provide better facilities and services for visitors ...

In Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, the Ito city will raise the bathing tax to 300 yen by October 2025 (up from 150 yen) due to a ...

The head of the Shizuoka District Prosecutors Office is expected to meet the former boxer recently acquitted of a 1966 ...

According to sources, Shizuoka Prefecture is considering three proposals for an entrance fee on the Shizuoka side of ...

The soaring popularity of a stunning destination in this country has sparked concerns of overtourism, with the local ...

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that an Indonesian citizen in Japan was detained for attempted ...

The head of a public prosecutors’ office in Shizuoka Prefecture on Wednesday (Nov 27) apologised directly to Iwao Hakamada, ...

A chief public prosecutor in central Japan on Wednesday apologized in person to an 88-year-old man who was acquitted in a ...

Currently each climber is asked to pay a voluntary fee of 1,000 yen to support conservation efforts. Read more at ...

Come summer of 2025, Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture may charge a Mount Fuji climbers fee entrance of up to HKD 251.

TOKYO -- A hotel in Shuzenji, a hot spring town west of Tokyo, is offering a peaceful refuge for idol fans seeking solace from the emotional anguish caused by their favorite celebrities' departure ...