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

Matcha's vibrant colour and health benefits have made it a new fad food, fuelling a surge in demand that is outpacing supply.

According to Shizuoka prefectural police, five non-Japanese were caught operating illegal taxis ... Police this year have ...

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

Shizuoka Prefecture, one of the two gateways to Mount Fuji, is planning to introduce a new fee structure ranging between ...

The average temperature from September through November was 1.97 degrees higher than normal, marking the warmest autumn 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 ...

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

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

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

The chief of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office apologized to a former death row inmate at his home here on Nov.