YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

A challenge that has taken on a greater urgency than before the World Heritage listing is disaster prevention at Mount Fuji, an active volcano. The Sept. 27, 2014, eruption of Mount Ontake ...

Mt. Fuji is a symbol of Japan that has long-fascinated people with its beautiful, well-proportioned shape. However, it's also an active volcano that has erupted about 180 times over the past 5,600 ...

Last week, the Japanese government revised its volcanic hazard map for Mount Fuji for the first time in 17 years. This comes as new data shows that lava flows from a major eruption could spread as ...

Washingtonians erupted with protests and posted their own ... Yosemite and other peaks. Fans of Japan’s Mt. Fuji, Iceland’s Sundhnúkagígar and other international sites chimed in with ...

One of the most dramatic volcanic eruptions in history occurred more than 1,000 years ago. Scientists are still piecing ...

A controversial proposal to build a rail link and luxury resort hotel on Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has ignited debates over environmental preservation and tourism management. The Yamanashi ...

Said eruption occurred at Mount Ontake -- the second-tallest volcano in Japan (after Mount Fuji) and a popular hiking spot northeast of Nagoya, attracting thousands of visitors annually with its ...

KUWANA, Mie -- Organizers flipped the switch on the annual major illumination event at the Nabana no Sato tourist facility here on Oct. 18, bringing to shining life an LED Mount Fuji and its ...

Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji in Japan during this year’s hiking season, preliminary figures show, after authorities introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on numbers to fight overtourism.

Mount Adams is Washington’s largest active volcano in both area and volume. According to a USGS statement, the most recent eruption at the site occurred some time between 3,800 and 7,600 years ...