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 ...

Japan unveils contingency planning for what happens if Mount Fuji erupts - First detailed guidelines for residents will be ...

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 ...

As concerns about natural disasters escalate worldwide, Japan is taking proactive measures to prepare for a potential eruption of Mount Fuji. Recently, a panel of experts convened by the Japanese ...

A portion of the volcano had disappeared, losing about 430 million cubic meters in volume, equivalent to about 350 Tokyo Domes. One section of the crater is now 451 meters deeper than before.

A government-appointed panel in Japan has come up with measures on what to do if Mount Fuji erupts on a massive scale and ...

A huge volcanic eruption has been observed on the Indonesian island of Flores but no significant tidal anomalies have been ...

Japan’s volcano research is viewed as 30 years in the past, as well as poorly funded and staffed. Toshitsugu Fujii, an expert on magmantology and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo ...

On March 20, 1995, 12 people were killed, and more than 5,000 made ill in a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. A ...

A Japanese panel of experts issued guidance to greater Tokyo residents on Friday in the event Mount Fuji erupts, telling them ...

Researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, provide a mechanism to explain precursor oxygenation events, or "whiffs," which may have opened the door for this to occur. Their ...