Mount Fuji enforces sweeping new rules including £20 fee for all four trails to tackle overtourism All four trails now charge a uniform fee for the first time ...

Japan’s Mount Fuji breaks 130-year record for no snow in October Typically, snow begins forming on Mount Fuji around Oct. 2, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

A student airlifted from near the peak of Mount Fuji returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said.

A climber was rescued twice in one week from Japan’s Mount Fuji after he went back to search for his lost phone, police said Monday.

Visitors hoping to see Mount Fuji's snow-capped peak will be in for a disappointment this year as Japan's tallest mountain is still snowless at the latest date since records began in 1894.

A student was rescued while climbing Mount Fuji and attempted to return days later to retrieve his phone – and had to be airlifted a second time.

Mount Fuji ’s iconic snowcap belatedly made an appearance this week following the longest snow-free stretch in recorded history. Photos shared by local authorities and residents on Wednesday ...

A 27-year-old university student who climbed Mount Fuji outside of its official climbing season was rescued twice in four days, after he returned to look for his mobile phone. The Chinese student ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists and enthusiasts flock to Japan to embark on a celebrated expedition: climbing Mount Fuji, the country’s famed volcano that lies around 100km south ...