US test fires mobile rocket system near Mt. Fuji in rapid 'shoot and scoot' drill

U.S. Marines test fired a dozen rockets from a HIMARS launcher near Mount Fuji in Japan, highlighting a weapon system that is ...
Stars and Stripes

Marines test-fire HIMARS near Mount Fuji for second straight year

U.S. Marines on Wednesday fired HIMARS — the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System — from a training area near Mount Fuji for ...

U.S. rocket launcher drill near Mt. Fuji draws protests

Amid howls of local protest, U.S. Marines test-fired a long-range mobile rocket launcher at the foot of Mount Fuji for the second time on May 20, with practice rounds passing over a partially closed ...

US test fires a dozen rockets near Mount Fuji in rapid ‘shoot and scoot’ drill

US Marines have conducted a test-firing of a dozen rockets from a mobile launcher at a range nestled in the foothills of ...

A volcano that grows taller in the rain? Mount Fuji has been hiding a geological secret

Scientists discovered Mount Fuji's ground uplift during storms was caused by rain, not magma. Years of GPS data revealed a ...
Los Angeles Times

Mt. Fuji is still without its iconic snowcap in November for the first time in 130 years

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 ...