FILE - Mount Fuji is viewed, Jan. 29, 2021, in Tokyo. TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was ...

A tourist spot in Hebei, China, is under fire for painting a small hill white to resemble Mount Fuji, charging visitors.

Even seasoned hikers find the off-season treacherous. Hut closures, removed signage, and the absence of medical stations make ...

Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week was rescued again just four days later after returning to the slope to retrieve his cell phone ...

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A student, who was rescued from Mount Fuji, climbed back up to get his phone and had to ... Another said he should be deported from Japan, where he currently lives. Okay, what exactly was on his phone ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities have said.

A Chinese university student who was rescued from Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji twice within four days has become the target of online ridicule and anger. The unnamed 27-year-old man, who lives in ...

In March, Japan announced it will introduce a ¥4,000 (£20) entry fee for all four main trails of Mount Fuji, set to begin this summer. The Yoshida Trail, in Yamanashi prefecture, was the only ...

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