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

To make reservations to enter the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side of the mountain, climbers are required to pay an ...

HAMAMATSU—Actress Ryoko Hirosue, who is accused of injuring a nurse by kicking and scratching her at a hospital, was released ...

Farmers have begun harvesting the first green tea leaves of the year in the central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka.

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 ...

Following media reports April 8 on the arrest of actor Ryoko Hirosue on suspicion of inflicting minor injuries to a nurse at ...

Glide over the stunning landscapes of Shizuoka Prefecture and Suruga Bay, Japan, in this breathtaking drone footage. Watch as ...

A government advisory panel will start discussions Monday to review the country's retrial system for criminal cases in which ...

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.

Actress Hirosue Ryoko was released from police detention on April 16, eight days after being arrested for allegedly ...

VCG. Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue has been arrested on Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a nurse at a hospital in Shizuoka ...