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

Japan’s leading volcanologists have issued a solemn warning to the population: they must prepare for the potential eruption ...

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the event of a major volcanic eruption at Japan’s tallest peak, an expert ...

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

Japan this week released a report detailing the limited actions that could be taken were Mt. Fuji to erupt tomorrow. A full-scale eruption could generate 17 billion cubic feet of ash to be ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two ...

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 ...

There are nearly 5 million people living within 20 kilometers of the volcano. My. Fuji is a few hundred years overdue for an eruption. It isn't, It last erupted in 1707. Mt. Fuji's eruptions do not ...