As the sun set over the Yokota Air Base flightline, four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron revved engines in preparation for ...

There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

stating that “the top of Mount Fuji burned itself … the light from lava illuminated the night sky.” On the other hand, no records of the incident have emerged from the Kai (present-day ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 ... trekkers start their ascent at night to reach the summit before ...

For accommodation over 100,000 yen per night it will soar tenfold to 10,000 ... fee and a daily cap on the number of hikers climbing Mount Fuji. Last year a barrier was briefly erected outside ...

Mount Fuji is covered in snow for most of the year, but during the July-September hiking season, more than 220,000 visitors ...

Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high ... Starting this summer, climbers are banned from going up the mountain at night. Officials stopped this so-called "bullet-climbing," a term that refers to when ...

The new levies will take effect in 2026, subject to approval from the city assembly. Read more at straitstimes.com.