Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system ...

As part of an effort to combat the impact of overtourism on Mount Fuji, the prefecture devised a plan in 2021 that suggested ...

A 4-year-old girl from Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture had the tip of her finger bitten off by a horse at a commercial ...

Japanese authorities are considering commissioning a Chinese transport system to take visitors up Mount Fuji, The Japan Times ...

Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless, ...

Suntory Holdings (Suntory) and the Central Japan Hydrogen and Ammonia Association (Association) today signed a basic ...

A proposal by Yamanashi Prefecture to build a light rail connection to the fifth station on Mt. Fuji has been given up amid public concerns over its environmental impact, sources close to the matter ...

Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan plans to require people who climb Mt. Fuji to pay a toll starting next season as a way ...

Mount Fuji was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013, further boosting its appeal. But the distinction came on the ...

American tourist Steve Hayes was arrested on Wednesday ‘on suspicion of damaging property’ at the Meiji Jingu shrine ...

Pollution and overcrowding have become a headache for authorities seeking to clean up the site, which many Japanese people ...

The Yamanashi prefectural government said Monday it has given up its proposal to build a light rail connection to the fifth ...