The fee is among a series of measures Yamanashi prefecture is introducing to deter reckless climbers.

Mount Fuji helicopter rescue fees are under consideration as Yamanashi weighs charging off-season climbers following repeated ...

The Yamanashi prefectural government announced Sept. 14 that it plans to charge fees for rescues by its disaster-prevention helicopters starting in September 2027. The announcement came as Yamanashi ...

The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.

“I made a rash decision, and I deeply regret it,” the father said of the incident on Thursday, Aug. 20 ...

Six hikers died on Mount Fuji during the summer climbing season that ended Sept. 10, exceeding last year’s toll despite ...

A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday ...

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 landslide caused by heavy rain across central Japan struck a major gateway for Mount Fuji climbers, local broadcaster TBS ...

A landslide partially buried three vehicles at a Mount Fuji car park as rain and strong winds disrupted the final day of ...