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

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

Mount Fuji erupted. The disaster came on the heels of the Great Hōei earthquake, whose tectonic activity compressed magma ...

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

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

An eruption of the iconic mountain could release 10 times the amount of debris generated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Residents are recommended to store more than a week's worth of emergency supplies at home because volcanic eruptions can last ...

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 ...

The panel also called on municipalities and households to maintain emergency supplies like food and water in case the ...

Japan has outlined a response plan for a potential major disaster if Mount Fuji erupts, despite no current signs of volcanic ...

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the ...