Council members will discuss how to maintain the functions of railways, roads and communications networks, and how to secure ...

Experiments have shown that ash accumulation can quickly undermine the functioning of emergency generators. When ash reaches ...

NHK has learned that Japan's Cabinet Office and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will jointly study measures to take in the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and ...

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

Mount Fuji hoping to curb its overcrowding problem with new rules for tourists. The volcano, which is the tallest point in Japan at 3,776 meters (12,388 feet), is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an ...

A well-balanced 3-day itinerary for Lake Kawaguchi designed for first-time visitors seeking the best Mount Fuji views, ...

You do not have to climb Mount Fuji to appreciate it. Often it shows up when you least expect it, across a lake, above a town, or framed by a passing train window. Japan has many places where Fuji ...