Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and ...

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 ...

One of the most iconic active volcanoes in the world is missing a major aspect of its famous view: snow. Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any ...

The incident occurred on Monday, March 9, on Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak ...

An unforgettable train adventure across Japan as we journey to see the iconic Mt. Fuji. From scenic rail routes and charming ...

Japan's iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago. This unprecedented delay surpasses the previous record of October 26, recorded ...

Two foreign climbers were rescued on snow-covered Mount Fuji on the night of March 9 after slipping and falling near the new seventh station here.

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer. A bill passed last week set an entrance fee of ¥4,000 (about $26.66) for hikers wanting to traverse ...

JAPAN — Faced with the first steep incline on the Yoshida Trail that leads to Mount Fuji’s summit, Daiki Nishikawa dramatically steadies his pace to less than 40 steps per minute. Dodging clumps of ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

ATOP MOUNT FUJI, Japan — Search for “Top of Mount Fuji” on Instagram, and you will discover thousands of posts documenting the hikers who have made it here to the summit of Japan’s best-known volcano.

The words printed on the buses that drive through Kawaguchiko, a scenic town in the foothills of Japan’s tallest and most sacred mountain, were as reassuring as they were disconcerting: “Preserve the ...