The Fuji-Q Highland theme park in Japan has formally announced the closure ... Back then, it was called the Dodonpa. In 2017, the ride underwent an upgrade after adding a 160-foot (49-meter ...

Transport ministry officials launched an investigation into the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland here in August 2021, following reports from the prefectural government of four injuries ...

Riders on the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park sustained fractures including in their necks, chest and backs, Yamanashi Prefecture announced on Aug. 20.