KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government announced on Dec. 20 a plan to cap the number of Mount Fuji climbers at 4,000 per day and set up a gate at the fifth station on the Yoshida trail.

Researchers found evidence of six previously unknown major eruptions of majestic Mount Fuji between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. The discovery may lead to a review of conventional studies on ...