Kokichi Akuzawa has become the oldest person to summit Mount Fuji at age 102, an achievement recognized by Guinness World Records after he reached the top.

Many visitors flocked to a mountain in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture to catch the natural phenomenon known as "Diamond Fuji." ...

Mount Fuji shows no immediate signs of erupting, but officials in Tokyo have updated guidelines to follow in the event it ...

Japan's Mount Fuji has finally regained its signature snowcap following a record-breaking period during which its peak remained bare. This year marked the latest that snow has ever reappeared on Mount ...

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 ...

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

This year the prefecture doubled the entrance fee for the mountain’s most popular route — the Yoshida trail — from ¥2,000 to ...

There is still no snow on Mount Fuji – first time in 130 years - Unusually warm autumn is delaying first snowfall after hottest summer on record ...

JAPAN — Faced with the first steep incline on the Yoshida Trail that leads to Mount Fuji’s summit, Daiki Nishikawa dramatically steadies his pace to less than 40 steps per minute. Dodging clumps of ...

Excluding the years affected by the pandemic, the number of climbers for 2025 is the lowest in the past decade. Read more at ...

A sea anemone whose conical body resembles Mount Fuji is not only a new species but also part of a genus and family ...

Toyota (NYSE:TM) launched the first phase of its concept for a futuristic smart city brimming with tech innovations. Woven ...