Travel and Tourism

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (178+ words) Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture has decided to start charging climbers for rescue operations by its disaster prevention helicopter on Mt. Fuji during the closed season if they fail to submit climbing plans, prefectural sources said Monday. Yamanashi Pref. decides to charge…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (566+ words) YAMANASHI - Climbers who get into trouble on Mount Fuji during the official closed season could be charged for rescue by disaster-prevention helicopters under new safety measures being considered by Yamanashi Prefecture. The prefectural government plans to strengthen measures against climbing…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (249+ words) In recent years, after a series of distress and deaths of foreign tourists on Mount Fuji, Japanese authorities have come up with strong sanctions, including charging for the cost of dispatching rescue helicopters. In Mount Fuji under Yamanashi Prefecture, 21 distress…...

7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (335+ words) A Japanese company has developed a parking space that rises with floodwater, potentially protecting vehicles without pumps, sensors or an electrically powered lifting system. Called the Monarte Floating Floor, it looks and functions much like an ordinary parking pad under…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago   (51+ words) Volcano Discovery Past earthquakes near Jumbo Dome volcano: September 2026 - list, stats and map Quakes, magnitude and depth over time Earthquake Catalog - Look up past earthquakes Number of earthquakes over time No news in this list. Support Us – Help Us Enhance…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago   (622+ words) KYOTO - Roads around the Fushimi Otesuji Shopping Street in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward were flooded on the evening of September 13 after water began gushing from a nearby road, forcing authorities to close part of the street to traffic. Police received multiple…...

22+ hour, 19+ min ago   (46+ words) Tokyo, September 13, 2026, SPA -- A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Bonin Islands today. There are no reports of casualties or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers. -- SPA 10:33 Local Time 07:33 GMT 0015...

19+ hour, 59+ min ago   (482+ words) Traffic on Kaumualii Highway in Lawai is contra-flowed on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 to allow line crews to remove branches that had fallen across utility lines during Hurricane Lowell. LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative was able to restore approximately 1,200 additional…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (211+ words) Mount Tokachi erupting on July 22. The weather authorities said large earthquakes near the volcano have increased since August. Published Sep 12, 2026, 07:15 PM Updated Sep 12, 2026, 08:36 PM The volcanic alert level for Mount Tokachi on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido was raised to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (108+ words) newswav.com A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Japan’s Ryukyu Islands A MODERATE magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands in Japan at 4.33am today, with no tsunami threat to Malaysia detected in an initial assessment by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). The department…...