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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.

Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed Wednesday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes. The volcano's famous snowcap begins forming ...

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 ...

Mount Fuji saw some snow near the summit on Wednesday morning. If confirmed, it will mark the latest first snowcap in 130 years, likely due to unseasonably warm weather. Officials in Fuji City ...

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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 unusually ...

Mount Fuji in the early morning sunlight is seen from Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, on Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) TOKYO — Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, known for its snowcap forming ...