Fuji, last month erected a barrier ... As the flood of overseas tourists shows no sign of slowing, complaints about overcrowding and poor behavior by visitors are prompting some in Japan to ...

Japan is prone to natural disasters and routinely faces serious flooding and landslide damages. hih/fox ...

A Japanese resort town will erect an eight-foot-tall barrier to dissuade poorly behaved foreign tourists from photographing Mount Fuji at a popular photo spot. An official from Fujikawaguchiko ...

Each barrier consists of a series of gates that can be raised to separate the lagoon from the surrounding ocean during high flood tides. Flow-through, flood control and 'dry' dams in Japan ...