People planning to visit Mt. Fuji will be required to wear appropriate climbing gear, the local government hosting the ...

A magnitude 5 weak earthquake struck the town of Otsuki in Nagano Prefecture on the evening of December 18, causing damage to stone walls and roof tiles in the affected areas. As the first light of ...

Mt Fuji was designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2013. It attracts hundreds of thousands of climbers yearly during its official climbing season through September.

Temperatures rose nationwide on Saturday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temperature reached 30 C in ...

Junior high schools have discontinued swimming classes one after another. Surrounded by the sea, Japan also has many rivers.

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- The town office of Higashiizu, along a peninsula southwest of Tokyo well known for its hot springs, has come up with a novel approach to attracting tourists, unstaffed souvenir ...

Surrounding areas, including Nagano City, Matsumoto City, and Anoundo City, experienced intensities of Lower 4. In the subsequent hours, two additional earthquakes of Lower 4 and three of Lower 3 were ...