Japan has outlined a response plan for a potential major disaster if Mount Fuji erupts, despite no current signs of volcanic ...

The locations of the earthquakes raised concerns among the public that potentially catastrophic events could follow, namely an eruption of Mount Fuji or a Nankai Trough megaquake. But the Japan ...

According to experts, 490 million cubic meters of ash might be released during an eruption. The debris from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami is almost ten times this amount.

It is also an active volcano. Last week, the Japanese government revised its volcanic hazard map for Mount Fuji for the first time in 17 years. This comes as new data shows that lava flows from a ...

The study estimates that a major eruption of Mount Fuji could release up to 490 million cubic metres of ash – about 10 times more debris than the 2011 earthquake and tsunami produced.

Japan has released a report detailing countermeasures to be taken if Mount Fuji were to erupt and release ... amount of debris generated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated much ...

The study estimates that a major eruption of Mount Fuji could release up to 490 million cubic metres of ash – about 10 times more debris than the 2011 earthquake and tsunami produced. The expert panel ...

Yamanashi Prefecture and Fuji-Yoshida city made 2,500 helmets available at Mount Fuji's fifth station and along climbing trails the following year. The safety guidance center at the sixth station ...