The discovery indicated that the mountain erupted ... anywhere on Mount Fuji,” Yoshimoto said. “Combining data on crater locations and wind direction with the hazard map will make it possible ...

Mount Fuji is one of the iconic ... whose border the mountain straddles, and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture. The council updated the map based on the latest studies and geographical data.

A revised hazard map for volcanic Mount Fuji in central Japan suggests the volume of lava flow from a major eruption would likely be double that of previous estimates. The updated finding was ...