“Bliss” itself was taken in 1996 by National Geographic photographer Charles O’Rear, to whom Microsoft paid an estimated $100 ...

Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest ...

Record summer heat in Japan is believed to be behind the reason why Mt. Fuji's peak remained snowless for approximately a ...

Scorching summer temperatures in Japan lingered into October. Japan's Mount Fuji has finally regained its signature snowcap following a record-breaking period during which its peak remained bare.

KOFU, Japan, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Japan's revered Mount Fuji finally regained an iconic snowcap on Thursday, setting a record for the slowest snowfall in 130 years, the meteorological agency said.

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm ...

Back in Japan, Mount Fuji is usually covered in snow for most of the year, until the summer, when the snowless mountain attracts more than 220,000 hikers wishing to trek its iconic slopes.

TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, known for its snowcap forming around this time of the year, is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the ...