A crowd-control gate has been installed halfway up Japan’s Mount Fuji ahead of the start of this year’s climbing season TOKYO -- A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan's Mount ...

Three bodies have been discovered in a crater at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak. Japanese police said on Thursday that one body has been retrieved, while two remain on the mountain.

Park rangers on the country’s sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year’s climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise yesterday, levying new trail fees and limiting hiker numbers to ...

Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan, is putting new regulations in place for climbers.

By Hisako Ueno and Yan Zhuang At least one person died climbing Mount Fuji days before the official start of the climbing season, and three bodies were found on the mountain, the police and local ...

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Local authorities have failed to take effective measures to curb the hordes of hikers climbing Mount Fuji, which was named a World Heritage site a decade ago ...

STORY: Japan’s Mt Fuji, an icon of the country and its tallest peak, is now for ticket holders only. This new gate at the trailhead opened for the first time at 3 a.m. Monday. It’s a reaction ...

Climbers will be urged to leave Mount Fuji immediately when scientists detect signs of a volcanic eruption under a new evacuation plan published on March 29. Residents will be asked to evacuate on ...

Climbing Mount Fuji on a trip sponsored by a U.S. military base will cost more this year as Japan seeks to offset the impact ...

A crowd-control gate has been installed halfway up Japan’s Mount Fuji ahead of the start of this year’s climbing season TOKYO -- A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan's Mount ...

A staffer works out in front the newly installed trail gate at Fuji Subaru Line 5th station, which leads to the Yoshida trail to climb Mount Fuji (AFP via Getty) Japan hiked the entry fees and ...