A viral photo of snow-capped Mount Fuji, a red pagoda and cherry blossoms has brought many tourists to a peaceful Japanese ...

The Cabinet Office and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Wednesday held the first meeting of a council on measures to deal with volcanic ash falling in the Tokyo metropolitan area from Mount Fuji ...

Tourists take photos from the observation deck at Arakurayama Sengen Park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, March 18, 2026. (Mainichi/Tatsuki Noda) FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi -- As cherry trees bloom ...

TOKYO – A special Mount Fuji viewing train targeting foreign visitors began operation for a limited time in central Japan on March 19. The train, operated as part of a tour designed by Central Japan ...

A ceremony is held at JR Mishima Station in Shizuoka Prefecture to mark the start of the operation of a Mt. Fuji viewing train on March 19, 2026. (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A special Mt. Fuji ...

Join us on an unforgettable journey across Japan as we take one of the country’s most scenic train routes to see the legendary Mt. Fuji. The adventure begins in Tokyo, where sleek trains whisk us away ...

Fujisan’s iconic outline is familiar to all – but a stay at the new Gora Kadan Fuji hotel offers beguiling views of Japan’s highest peak that will make you see it anew. “People tend to think of Mount ...

TOKYO — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has laid out detailed procedures to follow in the event of a volcanic eruption near the capital, including specific steps to deal with ash from Mount Fuji.

After reaching the summit in a yearslong mission of introducing Takeda’s plasma-derived therapies (PDTs) to the market in its home country of Japan, Takeda team members started mapping out their next ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MAEBASHI, Japan (AP) — Kokichi Akuzawa ...

A 102-year-old man just became the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain. Kokichi Akuzawa of Maebashi, Japan, achieved the towering accomplishment on Aug. 5 with the help of his ...

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