I was 14 years old when my family and I took a trip to Japan--my first time out of the country. The highlight of those two weeks wasn't my daily ice-cold bottle of fizzy C.C. Lemon. It was our hike up ...

Explore the fascinating Mt. Fuji volcano, a revered active volcano in Japan with a complex eruptive history and stunning hiking opportunities. Fuji has experienced 16 eruptions since 781 A.D. - one of ...

Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan and the subject of hundreds of pilgrimages and artistic tributes, has not erupted since 1707 but is still very, very much an active volcano, researchers in ...

The hole made when a spear was thrown by one god at the other, on the north coast of eastern Kadavu. Credit: Patrick D. Nunn CC BY-ND. Can you imagine a scientist who could neither read nor write, who ...

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-week ...

Videos showing the impact of an undersea volcanic eruption in the Pacific have emerged after New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji issued tsunami warnings on Saturday. Australia later issued its own warning for ...

In March 2011, the most violent earthquake in Japan’s recorded history shuddered through that country’s bedrock. The greatest geological disturbance, however, was recorded not at the quake’s epicenter ...

The western Pacific basin is pockmarked with active and extinct volcanoes related to the subduction of the Pacific plate along almost all of its western boundary. An Australian National University ...

Shigeru Ban's tribute to Japan's tallest mountain opened its doors over the holiday period, with the Mt Fuji World Heritage Center now welcoming visitors to the esteemed architect's newest landmark ...

On an exploratory mission to discover more about the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, underwater volcanoes and mineral-laden hot springs have been discovered. The underwater area north of Fiji ...