Mount Fuji eruption could paralyze Tokyo, says report

TOKYO - Japan's iconic Mount Fuji could paralyze Tokyo with ash if it erupted, choking roads and halting water supplies, according to a government disaster planning study, a news report said on Tuesday.

The snow-capped peak of the country's highest mountain 100 kilometers west of the capital Tokyo is a symbol of Japan - and is also an active volcano.

It last erupted in 1707, but while it has not shown any signs of life in recent decades a potential eruption now could shower more than 10 centimeters of ash on central Tokyo, according to a government study seen by the Kyodo News agency.