In this Dec. 8, 2010, photo, snow-covered Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak at 12,385 feet, is seen from an airplane window. Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails of the iconic ...

JAPAN — It is the symbol of the Olympic host country: an active volcano. The tallest mountain in Japan. For photographer Takashi Nakazawa, Mt. Fuji is his favorite subject. "Taking photos of Mt. Fuji ...

It wasn't until November 7 that images of snow on Mt. Fuji had emerged. By November 9, satellite images provided by NASA confirmed it had all melted away. The post NASA Images Show a Bare Mt. Fuji ...

Mount Fuji is in east Japan, and hasn’t seen much at all, though. An analysis using NASA’s Terra satellite shows the mountain’s December snow cover was the lowest in 20 years of record keeping.

In this Dec. 8, 2010 file photo, snow-covered Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776-meters tall (12,385 feet), is seen from an airplane window.

Image shows Mount Fuji. A reverse image search shows the background in the photo – the mountain, city lights and tree line – match pictures featuring Mount Fuji in Japan.

TOKYO — A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mt. Fuji and overcrowding the area has discovered holes in the screen ...

FILE – In this Dec. 8, 2010 file photo, snow-covered Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak at 3,776-meters tall (12,385 feet), is seen from an airplane window.

In this Dec. 8, 2010 file photo, snow-covered Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776-meters tall (12,385 feet), is seen from an airplane window.