The 27 year-old man was first rescued by helicopter on Tuesday while on the Fujinomiya trail. The college student said he was ...

Even seasoned hikers find the off-season treacherous. Hut closures, removed signage, and the absence of medical stations make ...

He climbed the Fujinomiya trail again to about 10,000 feet above sea level to retrieve his forgotten cell phone and other ...

Image via Shutterstock At that point, I'd probably just go home. A mountain climber needed rescuing not once but twice in ...

It made international news when there had to be two rescue missions on Mount Fuji in a week . . . both for the same man.

Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four ...

According to the AP, a climber on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji called for a rescue last week after being overcome by altitude ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker Toyota announced a partnership with U.S. autonomous driving technology company Waymo on ...

On Saturday, he returned to the mountain’s Fujinomiya trail about 3,000 meters (nearly 10,000 feet) above sea level to look ...

A student was rescued while climbing Mount Fuji and attempted to return days later to retrieve his phone – and had to be ...

April 17 (Jiji Press)--The Yamanashi prefectural government said Thursday that it will begin accepting online reservations for climbing Mount Fuji from the central Japan prefecture on April 24.

The reservation system is aimed at reducing congestion and preventing people from climbing Japan's tallest mountain ... made on the official website for Mount Fuji climbers until the day of ...