For the first time since 2019, Mount Fuji’s mountain huts are open for the normal climbing season of Japan’s iconic peak. Before you strap on your hiking boots, though, know that most huts are still ...

A snow-capped Mount Fuji is seen, with its lowest regions of snow coverage demarcating the tree line, in this image provided by professor Hitoshi Sakio of Niigata University. The edge of the forest on ...

The snarling, fierce gazes of mighty beasts illuminated by my headlamp light send a momentary jolt of adrenaline through my sleep-deprived body. Upon further inspection, the fearsome pair is revealed ...

Japanese search-and-rescue personnel in separate recent instances rescued two U.S. military members in distress while climbing Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain. The first rescue involved an ...