
Japanese Town Expresses Discontent Over Overtourism for Cherry Blossoms and Mount Fuji
A Japanese town is growing increasingly frustrated with the large crowds visiting to see cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji, highlighting issues of overtourism.

Japan's Cabinet Office and Tokyo Government Prepare for Mount Fuji Eruption Risk
The first meeting of a council, including the Cabinet Office and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, was held to consider specific countermeasures in the event of a large-scale eruption of Mount Fuji, discussing how to maintain essential functions like railways, roads, communications, and goods transport systems.
Mount Fuji Climbing Season Opening: Shizuoka Prefecture's Subashiri Route Also to Be Advanced to July 1st
Regarding the opening of Mount Fuji's climbing season, Shizuoka Prefecture Governor Suzuki announced a policy to advance the opening of the Subashiri route, one of the three climbing routes in the prefecture, to July 1st starting this year, aligning it with the Yamanashi Prefecture side.