A still active stratovolcano whose last eruption was in 1707, Mount Fuji has been a site of Shinto and Buddhist worship for centuries. The number of climbers recovered to pre-pandemic levels last ...

One thing is certain. Japan is bound to continue experiencing devastating volcanic eruptions, like the last confirmed one of Mount Fuji, known as “Hoei Funka,” in 1707, and even bigger ones.

A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

It appears that these magma bodies exist beneath volcanoes over their whole lifetime, not just during an active state.' ...

Filipinos may be familiar with Hakone as a sardines brand, but this town in Japan is a lesser-known tourist destination close ...

That quake -- which also triggered the last eruption of Mount Fuji -- was followed by two powerful Nankai megathrusts in 1854, and then two in 1944 and 1946.

The most powerful megaquakes on record in the region occurred in 1707, 1854, and 1944-46, with the 1707 quake also triggering the last eruption of Mount Fuji.

That quake - which also triggered the last eruption of Mount Fuji - was followed by two powerful Nankai megathrusts in 1854, and then two in 1944 and 1946.