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

It was 1707 when Mt. Fuji last erupted. Nearly 30 billion cubic feet of ash spewed into the air, choking residents and causing famine in the aftermath as farmlands were destroyed. Today ...

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the event of a major volcanic eruption at Japan’s tallest peak, an expert ...

The guidelines were compiled by a panel of experts based on instructions from the Cabinet Office last year to examine the possible wide-scale effects of an eruption of Mount Fuji and its ...

It was 1707 when Mt. Fuji last erupted. Nearly 30 billion cubic feet of ash spewed into the air, choking residents and causing famine in the aftermath as farmlands were destroyed. Today ...

The Japanese government has issued a contingency plan for a potential Mount Fuji eruption, to help the public prepare for the severe consequences, in case of widespread ashfall and infrastructure dama ...

Experts created the guidelines based on the government’s request to study the impact of a Mount Fuji eruption on Tokyo and prepare countermeasures. These are the first detailed guidelines for ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchiko ... government estimated economic losses from an immense eruption at Fuji could cost $21 billion. To monitor the volcano’s ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two ...