No map. No smartphones. No expressways. Just two motorbikes and some basic Japanese. These are the rules American game streamer Ludwig Ahgren and his YouTuber buddy Michael Reeves have imposed on ...

In this week’s roundup of travel news: visiting the Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years after the World War II battle, the riskiest part of your airplane flight, plus new tourist taxes around the ...

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with officials estimating an 80% chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough, a seismic zone off the country’s ...

A government-appointed panel, composed of volcanologists and disaster preparedness experts, has now issued a set of ...

Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.

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

The Japanese government has issued guidelines for residents to stay indoors during potential Mount Fuji eruptions. The expert ...

Mount Fuji's potential for reawakening places a heavy responsibility on residents and authorities alike. The structured, phased approach to managing volcanic ash fallout is crucial in safeguarding ...

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 ...

The Japanese government has released new guidelines for residents in case of a Mount Fuji eruption, advising them to stay home and avoid panic. Those in wooden houses should evacuate if ash exceeds 30 ...

(CNN) — Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and ...

Mandatory evacuations were underway in Polk County, North Carolina, as firefighters battled three blazes. In South Carolina, ...