Not quite either one, it is usually pronounced like one is trying to whistle while saying "fu".

MT. FUJi or...Fuji San

Interestingly, Japanese does not have any consonant sounds that require the upper teeth to touch the lower lips (like v and f). No "th" sound, either, and vowel sounds are pronounced exactly like in Spanish.

you can form some different consonant sounds by adding a special mark to certain groups of kana letters.

For example, ka か becomes ga when it is written like this が, and the same holds true for the rest of the "k" group.

Most of the "s" group can be turned into "z" sounds by adding the same mark, although shi し becomes like a j when it gets that mark じ.

The "t" and "h" groups can also be changed into different consonant sounds with the addition of a special mark.

I'm still trying to learn Korean. Ten years later and still can't speak it worth a darn.

easier than the Japanese system.. Since Japanese uses Kanji (Chinese characters) plus Hiragana and Katakana. But I can not imagine learning all of the Chinese characters...there must over way 10,000 of them~ A friend of mine who is from Japan said, his mother used to put a Kanji chart on the wall, near the bathtub so he could each day learn to recognize a new character.