TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm temperatures in the past few weeks. The lack of snow on Mt.

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba conducted a three-year observational study (January 2019–December 2021) using a network of live cameras to monitor characteristic clouds around Mount Fuji.

Mount Fuji Dream Bridge, located in a quiet residential area here, started attracting hordes of non-Japanese after photos showing the bridge like a flight of stairs to the summit went viral on social media.

JAPAN — Faced with the first steep incline on the Yoshida Trail that leads to Mount Fuji’s summit, Daiki Nishikawa dramatically steadies his pace to less than 40 steps per minute. Dodging clumps of pungent horse manure, we are moving comically slow ...