Mount Fuji’s last eruption, which happened on this day in 1707, was also its largest, spewing ash and debris over cities and ...

Climbers using the most popular trail on Mount Fuji are expected to be slugged with a doubled fee of 4,000 yen from next summer as the Yamanashi prefectural government seeks to tackle overcrowding, a ...

KOFU (Kyodo) -- Climbers using the most popular trail on Mt. Fuji are expected to be slugged with a doubled fee of 4,000 yen ($26) from next summer as the Yamanashi prefectural government seeks to ...

The area, a popular photography spot because of how Mount Fuji rises behind the convenience store, has gained traction on social media, attracting a surge of foreign tourists. The fences are ...

The Shizuoka Prefectural Government on Friday unveiled the outline of a draft ordinance calling for collecting ¥4,000 per person from those climbing Mount Fuji from the prefecture, starting next ...

New fences were erected Tuesday to prevent jaywalking in front of a convenience store in Yamanashi Prefecture that has become a popular spot for photographing Mount Fuji. The site in Fujikawaguchiko ...

A town at the foot of Mount Fuji is taking another step to urge tourists to follow traffic rules. Camera-toting visitors are once again flocking to a local spot where Japan's highest peak appears ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Local authorities have failed to take effective measures to curb the hordes of hikers climbing Mount Fuji, which was named a World Heritage site a decade ago ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seven foreign tourists were hospitalized in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar, Fijian authorities said on Monday. The cause of their illness was not ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--The hope here is that badly behaved foreign tourists have learned their lesson and there will be no need to block views of majestic Mount Fuji in the future.

A warning over methanol contamination and drink spiking has been issued for Fiji after four Australian tourists were hospitalised with suspected alcohol poisoning while at a luxury resort bar.