Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707. In the worst-case scenario ... Even with less severe ashfall, damage to large buildings is ...

The Japanese government has issued a contingency plan for a potential Mount Fuji eruption, to help the public prepare for the ...

According to experts, 490 million cubic meters of ash might be released during an eruption. The debris from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami is almost ten times this amount.

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were ...

A panel of Japanese experts convened by the Cabinet Office has released comprehensive guidelines for residents in the Greater ...

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...

A panel of experts has issued guidance to greater Tokyo residents in the event Mount Fuji erupts, telling them to stay indoors unless the ashfall becomes severe.

Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707 ... Even with less severe ashfall, damage to large buildings is expected, like school gyms that are often used as evacuation centres, the report said.