These hidden summits may promise solitude and the chance to be first to the top. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

A Walnut Creek native has now become the first person to ski the North Face of Mount Everest via one of its most challenging ...

Kokichi Akuzawa climbed the Yoshida route. He started ascending Mt. Fuji on 3 August 2025 at 8:40 am. He stayed over for two nights during his journey towards the summit and reached the summit at 11 ...

This pair of extremely budget-friendly (yet still exceptionally tough) timepieces honors a world-famous Edo period ukiyo-e artist.

TOKYO — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has laid out detailed procedures to follow in the event of a volcanic eruption near the capital, including specific steps to deal with ash from Mount Fuji.

Toyota (NYSE:TM) launched the first phase of its concept for a futuristic smart city brimming with tech innovations. Woven City is an ambitious real-world test course for mobility and smart city ...

Delve beneath the skin of this famously reserved region and discover ancient routes that are as spiritually rewarding as they are beautiful ...

After reaching the summit in a yearslong mission of introducing Takeda’s plasma-derived therapies (PDTs) to the market in its home country of Japan, Takeda team members started mapping out their next ...

Kokichi Akuzawa of Maebashi, Japan, completed the assent on Aug. 5 Kokichi made the three-day journey with the help of friends and family, including his 70-year-old daughter A 102-year-old man just ...

Mount Fuji's climbing season ended on Wednesday, with all four trails closed until around July next year to prevent accidents due mainly to snowstorms. Local police warned against people climbing ...

As Mount Fuji looms tranquilly over Tokyo’s skyline, city officials are racing to prepare for a disaster that has not struck in more than three centuries – but could happen “at any time”. For the ...

Mount Fuji and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building are seen in this file photo taken from the observation lounge of the Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. (Mainichi/Takuma Nakamura) ...