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 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 ...

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

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 ...

YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

With the looming threat of a potential eruption from Mount Fuji, Japan’s tallest volcano, residents of greater Tokyo are urged to prepare for the worst. A panel of experts, convened by the Cabinet ...

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 ...