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Two Americans have had to be rescued from Japan’s Mount Fuji in separate incidents before the official climbing season began on Thursday, prompting renewed calls for tougher penalties on rule ...

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thursday. Starting this season, new rules to prevent congestion on mountain trails, including a ¥4,000 ($27 ...

The trails on Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, are now fully open for climbers this year, with some new restrictions.

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- The climbing season on Mt. Fuji began in full on Thursday as all three trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side were opened, with al ...

Mt. Fuji's climbing season started with a new fee to prevent over-tourism and dangerous climbs on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old man was not only rescued from Mount Fuji, but got lost AGAIN when going back for his phone.

A man had to be rescued from Mount Fuji not once but twice and the second time was all over a lost phone.

A man had to be rescued from Mount Fuji not once but twice and the second time was all over a lost phone. Officials only identified the man as a 27-year-old Chinese student who lived in Japan, The ...