In April, a Lawson convenience store in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, made news around Japan after tourists descended upon the area in great numbers to snap a photo of it looming ...

Japan's Yamanashi prefectural government plans to raise the entry fee for climbers of Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, from the current 2,000 yen to a range of 3,000 to 5,000 yen, local media ...

The Yamanashi prefectural government is pushing ahead with plans to build a railroad up Mount Fuji despite sharp opposition from a city at the base of Japan’s highest peak. The prefectural ...

SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials have held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after Japan moved past years of historical ...

Towering Mount Kinabalu may dominate the landscape in Sabah. But in the rugged terrain of the Bornean state, there is another hidden gem for intrepid trekkers. Rising at 2,579m, Mount Tambuyukon ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol attend the G20 ...

Shizuoka prefectural officials check the route taken by climbers and potential checkpoint locations on the Fujinomiya route to the summit of Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture ... to Test Mine for Rare ...

Japan has abandoned plans for a light railway on Mount Fuji, opting for a hydrogen-powered transport system resembling a bus-tram hybrid from China's CRRC. Japan has scrapped plans to build a ...

Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a local governor said Monday. Authorities are now ...

Yamanashi Prefecture had been considering a light railway but, at a press conference yesterday, Governor Kotaro Nagasaki scrapped that idea and held up the option of a hydrogen-powered bus-tram system ...

Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a local governor said on Monday. Authorities are now ...