TOKYO -- Hisashi Hieda, the 87-year-old director who reigned over Japan's Fuji Media Holdings for close to 40 years, will step down as executive managing adviser, the company announced on Thursday ...

Fuji TV is back in the spotlight as the results of a third-party probe into a series of scandals involving the broadcaster and a TV celebrity are expected to be submitted by Monday, following more ...

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer. A bill passed last week set an entrance fee of ¥4,000 (about $26.66) for hikers wanting to ...

The Japanese government has issued guidelines for residents to stay indoors during potential Mount Fuji eruptions. The expert panel categorizes ashfall into four severity levels, issuing ...

TOKYO, March 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced today that in connection with the privatization of FUJI SOFT INCORPORATED (TSE stock code 9749 ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The optical systems company Zeiss has supplied NASA and the ESA with high-grade glass components for years, including lenses for ...

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Fuji Media Holdings is at a crossroads as longtime director Hisashi Hieda steps down over a sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai that exposed serious ...

Japan has released a report detailing countermeasures to be taken if Mount Fuji were to erupt and release vast amounts of volcanic ash across the east of the country, including Tokyo. While there ...

Fuji stopped erupting ... effectively making it into a very fine glass powder,' he said. 'That powder will destroy any electronic equipment that it gets into. It will badly scratch any surface ...