A local government’s decision in Japan to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagramable shot of Mount Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about disruptions caused by people ...

SHIZUOKA (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) -- A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagrammable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about ...

Being located at the foot of Mount Fuji is a source of pride for the Shizuoka Prefecture town of Fujinomiya and its residents. That proximity to Japan’s tallest and most famous mountain, though, has ...

SHIZUOKA (Japan), May 18 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagrammable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about ...

The sun setting atop Mount Fuji -- a sight known as "Diamond Fuji" -- is seen in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, on May 13, 2025. In Tateyama, Japan's highest peak can be viewed across the sea ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 ... climbers rushed to Japan’s tallest mountain at 3,776 meters in ...

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fuji Media Holdings Inc. on Friday reported a consolidated net loss of 20.1 billion yen for fiscal 2024, its first red ink since becoming a holding company in 2008.

Hikers at Mount Fuji’s fifth station or higher will be instructed to descend from the mountain when the Japan Meteorological Agency issues an alert indicating non-threatening but unusual ...

A Japanese city at the foot of Mount Fuji has remodeled a cabin along a mountain trail as part of its new project to revitalize tourism in the city. Fujiyoshida City in Yamanashi Prefecture held a ...