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Japan: Severe Weather Strikes Across Country, Causing Widespread Disruption

Severe weather struck Japan on Thursday, May 14, with guerrilla thunderstorms causing flooding in Yokohama, hail cutting power to over 10,000 homes in Kanagawa, and graupel reported in Yamaguchi and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Japan: Uncontained Forest Fire Expands Across Mount Ougiyama in Yamanashi

The forest fire on Mount Ougiyama in Yamanashi Prefecture scorched approximately 383 hectares since it first ignited on January 8. While authorities lifted evacuation orders for local residents on Sunday, January 18, the blaze remains uncontained with no reported injuries.

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Japan: Uncontained Forest Fire Expands Across Mount Ougiyama in Yamanashi 2

The forest fire on Mount Ougiyama in Yamanashi Prefecture scorched approximately 383 hectares since it first ignited on January 8. While authorities lifted evacuation orders for local residents on Sunday, January 18, the blaze remains uncontained with no reported injuries.

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[Breaking News]Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

UENOHARA, Japan, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking news]Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

UENOHARA, Japan, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

UENOHARA, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo - A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations at Mt. Ogi straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026, as a wildfire that started the previous day continues to burn. (Kyodo)

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Wildfire in Yamanashi Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows continuing firefighting operations by a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter against a wildfire at Mt. Ogi, straddling Uenohara and Otsuki cities in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Jan. 11, 2026.

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[Breaking News]Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Tourists view the snow-capped Mt. Fuji for the first time this season on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025, from Fujikawaguchiko town in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the season's first snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

A woman views the snow-capped Mt. Fuji for the first time this season on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Tourists view the snow-capped Mt. Fuji for the first time this season on Oct. 23, 2025, from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Snowcap on Japan's Mt. Fuji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 23, 2025, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season ends

Officials close a gate at the fifth station of Mt. Fuji's Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, as the climbing season for Japan's highest mountain ends.

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Mt. Fuji opens Shizuoka route

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Fujinomiya route on July 10, 2025, as the route in Shizuoka Prefecture on Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, opened the same day along with two other routes, following the July 1 opening of the Yamanashi Prefecture-side route. All routes are open through Sept. 10. (Kyodo), ==Kyodo

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Mt. Fuji opens Shizuoka route

Climbers head to the top of Mt. Fuji along the Fujinomiya route on July 10, 2025, as the route in Shizuoka Prefecture on Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, opened the same day along with two other routes, following the July 1 opening of the Yamanashi Prefecture-side route. All routes are open through Sept. 10. (Kyodo), ==Kyodo

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

TOKYO, Japan, July 1 Kyodo - Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers take a selfie with the sunrise atop Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers atop Mt. Fuji hail the sunrise on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers atop Mt. Fuji hail the sunrise on July 1, 2025, the day the mountain's Yoshida trail opened as the official climbing season began for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Trail of lights from climbers' headlamps are seen on the Yoshida trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2025. The trail opens the same day, meaning the start of the official climbing season for Japan's highest mountain, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

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